English translation of
Holy Zend Avesta
by
James Darmesteter, Dhalla, B. N. Dhabhar, L. Mills, J. H. Peterson, C. Bartholomae
, taken from http://www.avesta.org/avesta.html
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Introduction:
The Avesta is a collection of the sacred texts of ancient Persia belonging to the Zoroastrian religion. The language of these scriptures is known as 'Avestan'. It is an Iranian language very closely related to Sanskrit, the sacred language of Hinduism.
The Avestas were collated over several hundred years. The oldest portion, the Gathas are the hymns thought to have been written by Zoroaster himself. The later portions constitute elaborations of Zoroastrian thinking along with detailed descriptions of ritual practices.
Intro taken from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avesta_(Zoroastrianism)
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