Zand-i Wahman yasn
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Zand-i wahman yasn is a middle Persian
book, written in the 6th century. The Bahman Yasht, usually called the 'Zand of the Vohûman Yast', professes to be a prophetical work, in which Ahura Mazda
gives Zoroaster
an account of what was to happen to the Persian people
and their religion
in the future.
Middle Persian
Middle Persian , indigenously known as "Pârsig" sometimes referred to as Pahlavi or Pehlevi, is the Middle Iranian language/ethnolect of Southwestern Iran that during Sassanid times became a prestige dialect and so came to be spoken in other regions as well. Middle Persian is classified as a...
book, written in the 6th century. The Bahman Yasht, usually called the 'Zand of the Vohûman Yast', professes to be a prophetical work, in which Ahura Mazda
Ahura Mazda
Ahura Mazdā is the Avestan name for a divinity of the Old Iranian religion who was proclaimed the uncreated God by Zoroaster, the founder of Zoroastrianism...
gives Zoroaster
Zoroaster
Zoroaster , also known as Zarathustra , was a prophet and the founder of Zoroastrianism who was either born in North Western or Eastern Iran. He is credited with the authorship of the Yasna Haptanghaiti as well as the Gathas, hymns which are at the liturgical core of Zoroastrianism...
an account of what was to happen to the Persian people
Persian people
The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...
and their religion
Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is a religion and philosophy based on the teachings of prophet Zoroaster and was formerly among the world's largest religions. It was probably founded some time before the 6th century BCE in Greater Iran.In Zoroastrianism, the Creator Ahura Mazda is all good, and no evil...
in the future.
External links
- An overview of Bahman Yasht
- Text of the Bahman Yasht on Avesta.org (English translation)