Avesta

For the town in Sweden, see Avesta, Sweden.

Avesta is the holy book of Zoroastrianism. It is written in the Avestan language, an Iranian language. The Avesta has also been translated into other languages including Farsi and English. The oldest portion, the Ghathas, are the religious songs composed by Zoroaster himself. Other parts of Avesta are named Yasna, Yashts, Visperad, Vendidad and Khordeh Avesta. There are two other religious texts in Zoroastrianism which are named Denkard and Ardaviraf Namak.

Avesta Media

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  Geographical horizon of the toponyms found in the Young Avestan texts

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  First page of a Vendidad manuscript (called Juddēwdād in the Sasanian Avesta), the only nask which has remained intact until today

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  Yasna 28.1 (Bodleian MS J2)

• Faravahar, believed to be a depiction of a Fravashi, as mentioned in the Yasna, Yashts and Vendidad