Monthly Archives: November 2013

Yasna 29.1 based on the ancient commentary


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Yasna 51.15 based on the ancient commentary


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Yasna 28.11 based on the ancient commentary


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Yasna 28.10 based on the ancient commentary


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Shahr-bánú the Fairest Lady of the Realm,


Shahr-bánú (literally “The Fairest Lady of the Realm, shahr means dominion/realm and bánú, “fairest, brightest lady”), is said to be the daughter of Yazdgerd III (632-51 CE), the last Zoroastrian Sassanid Emperor. According to the beliefs of the Shiʿites, (also … Continue reading

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Yasna 28.9 based on the ancient commentary


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Spirit Realms and conflict among the spirits/mind-energies in the pre-mortal existence,


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Ahurás or the supreme godly powers (the Splendid Immortals) of Mazdá


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The mistaken identification of the so-called gatha restoration movement


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Yasna 28.8 based on the ancient commentary


Copyright: @2013 Ardeshir Farahmand. 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. Yasna 28.8 Your … Continue reading

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