Monthly Archives: September 2013

Yasna 28.3 based on the ancient commentary


Copyright: @2013 Ardeshir Farahmand ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

September 16; Paiti-šhahya or the harvest festival


The seasonal thanksgiving festival of Paiti-šhahya (the harvest festival, literally: bringing in the grain) falls almost a week before the autumnal equinox. This festival starts on September 12th and ends on September 16th, with the last day of the festivity … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Yasna 28.2 based on the ancient commentary


Copyright: @2013 Ardeshir Farahmand ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Yasna 28.1 based on the ancient commentary


Copyright: @2013 Ardeshir Farahmand ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 7 Comments

The future Savior (Saöshyánt) of Zoroastrianism and Saöshyántship in the poetic gathas


Concerning the future Savior (Saöshyánt) and Saviors of Zoroastrianism or Mazd-Yasna we read in the gathic Vársht-mánßar book: I have created the agent of the renewal of the worlds (farsh-gard kardár), the compeller of virtue, excellence; the Saöshyánt of whom … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment