|
| Aban (Phl., Pers.): | water; name of a yazad presiding over
water; name of the tenth day of the month according to the Zoroastrian
religious calendar; name of the eighth month.
|
| ab-zohr (Phl.):
| lit. "libation to the waters"; a section of the
Yasna. (Y62.11-Y70).
|
| Achaemenian:
| the dynasty which ruled Iran from the time of Cyrus the Great
(559 B.C.) to the invasion of Alexander the Great (330 B.C.) (Var.
'Achaemenid') |
| Adar: |
fire; yazad presiding over fire; name
of the ninth day of the month according to the Zoroastrian religious
calendar. (Var: ader, Pah. 'atash, atesh, adur', Av. 'Atar') |
| Adar Burzin (Phl.): |
one of the three greatest sacred fires of Zoroastrianism (the
other two being 'Adar Farnbag' and 'Adar Gushasp'). It was placed
in a temple by Kay Vishtasp himself,
after it had 'revealed many things visibly, in order to propagate
the faith' (GBd 18.14). (Var: 'Adur Burzen-Mihr') |
| Adar Farnbag |
Sacred fire. |
| Adar Gushasp |
Sacred fire. (var. Ader Goushasp) |
| Adarbad Mahraspandan (Phl.): |
a Zoroastrian High priest, prime minister of Shapur II (309-379
A.C.) |
| Aeshma: |
See Eshm. |
| Afrasiyab (Pers.): |
a Turanian king who repeatedly attempted
to overthrow the Iranians. (Var: 'Franrasyab') |
| afrin (Phl.): |
lit. 'blessing, benediction', specific prayers of blessing
(in Pazand). |
| afrinagan (Phl.): |
a multi-part ceremony of blessing; specific prayers in the
Avesta which are recited during afrinagan
ceremonies; a ceremonial vessel in which the sacred fire is tended.
(Var: 'afringan, afargan') |
| agiary (Guj.): |
lit. 'place of fire', a fire temple. The more traditional
term is 'Dar-e Mihr' (Var: 'agiari') |
| Ahriman (Phl.):
| the Devil, lit. 'Hostile/Destructive Spirit'. (Var: Phl. 'Ahreman',
GAv. 'Angra Mainyu', StdAv. 'Anra Mainyu').
|
| Ahu (Av.):
| spiritual lord or master, often found in conjunction with
'ratu'.
|
| Ahunawad:
| name of the first Gatha; name of the
first Gatha day.
|
| Ahunwar (Phl.):
| the holiest prayer of the Zoroastrians. It begins with the
Av. phrase 'yatha ahu vairyo'. (Var: 'Ahunvar, Ahunawar', Av.
'Ahuna vairyo').
|
| Ahura Mazda (Av.):
| God, lit. 'Wise Lord', the Supreme Being of the Zoroastrians.
(Var: Phl. 'Ohrmazd')
|
| Airyaman:
| yazad of friendship and healing.
|
| Airyanem Vaejah (Av.):
| See Eranvej.
|
| Alburz:
| a cosmic mountain, aka 'Haraiti' or 'Hara Berezaiti'; an actual
mountain range in northern Iran.
|
| Amahraspand (Phl.):
| lit. 'Beneficent Immortals', the highest spiritual beings
created by Ahura Mazda. Sometimes referred to as 'archangels'.
Their names are (Phl.): Vohuman, Ardwahisht, Shahrewar, Spandarmad,
Hordad, Amurdad. (Var. 'Amashaspand, Amahraspand', Av. 'Amesha
Spenta')
|
| Ameretat (Av.)
| see Amurdad.
|
| Amesha Spenta (Av.)
| See Amahraspand.
|
| Amurdad (Phl.):
| lit. 'Immortality', the Amahraspand presiding over the Earth;
name of the seventh day of the month according to the Zoroastrian
religious calendar; name of the fifth month. (Var: Av. 'Ameretat',
Phr. 'Amardad')
|
| Anagran:
| lit. 'endless light', name of a yazad;
name of the thirtieth day of the month according to the Zoroastrian
religious calendar; (Var. Aneran)
|
| Andarz (Phl.)
| (lit. 'gnomic, precept') collection of aphorisms, especially
of pragmatic advice or moral instruction
|
| Aneran:
| See Anagran.
|
| Angra Mainyu:
| See Ahriman.
|
| anjoman (Pers.):
| association (Var: 'anjuman')
|
| anosharawan (Phl.):
| soul of deceased person, as opposed to Zinda-rawan,
a living soul. (Var: 'anosheh-ravan')
|
| ard:
| lit. 'good blessings, rewards', name of the yazad
presiding over blessings; name of the twenty-fifth day of the
month according to the Zoroastrian religious calendar. (Var: 'Ashishwangh,
Arshishwang', Av. 'Ashi Vanghuhi')
|
| ardafrawash (Phl.):
| lit. 'Asha-possessing farohar',
i.e. the farohar (guardian angel) of a holy person.
|
| Ardashir (Pers.):
| a king of ancient Iran, founder of the Sasanian
dynasty.
|
| Arda Viraf (Pers.):
| a priest of the early Sasanian period,
author of a Pahlavi book which describes his visions of heaven
and hell (Var: Phl. 'Ardag Wiraz')
|
| Ardibehesht (Pers.):
| see Ardwahisht.
|
| Ardwahisht (Phl.):
| the Amahraspand presiding over Asha and
fire; name of the third day of the month according to the Zoroastrian
religious calendar; name of the second month (Var. Av. 'Asha Vahishta',
Phl. 'Ashwah, Urdwah, Urdibehesht')
|
| Aredvi Sura Anahita (Av.):
| lit. 'strong, immaculate Anahita', name of a female yazad;
name of a mythical river. (Var: Arduisur)
|
| Arezahi:
| See karshwar.
|
| Arsacid:
| a royal dynasty founded by Ashk. It is also known as the Parthian
dynasty (247 B.C.-226 C.E.)
|
| Asha (Av.):
| a fundamental concept of Zoroastrianism; there is no adequate
translation, although the following are often used: World-order,
Truth, Right, righteousness, holiness; Ardwahisht (Skt. 'rta')
|
| Asha Vahishta (Av.):
| see Ardwahisht.
|
| ashavan:
| lit. 'possessing Asha', a righteous or
just person or being.
|
| ashem vohu (Av.):
| one of the most sacred prayers of Zoroastrianism, which praises
Asha.
|
| Ashk (Phl.):
| founder of the Arsacid dynasty (Var:
'Arshak', Greek 'Arsaces')
|
| Ashmogh (Phl.):
| An apostate, a heretic. (Av. Ashemaogha)
|
| Ashtad (Phl.):
| lit. 'rectitude, justice', name of a yazad
presiding over justice; name of the twenty-sixth day of the month
according to the Zoroastrian religious calendar. (Var. 'Arshtat')
|
| Asman (Phl.):
| lit. 'sky', name of the yazad presiding
over the sky; name of the twenty-seventh day of the month according
to the Zoroastrianism religious calendar.
|
| Astwihad (Phl.):
| a demon of death. (Var: Phl. 'Astvihad, Astovidad', Av. 'Astovidhotu,
Asto-widhatu')
|
| Aspandyar (Parsi Pers.):
| an early hero of the Zoroastrian religion, son of Kay Vishtasp.
(Var. Pers. 'Ispandiyar, Isfandiyar')
|
| atash (Phl., Pers.):
| See Adar.
|
| Atash Adaran (Pers.):
| the middle grade of consecrated fire.
|
| Atash Bahram (Pers.):
| lit. 'victorious fire', the highest grade of consecrated fire.
|
| Atash Dadgah (Pers.):
| the lowest grade of consecrated fire.
|
| athornan (Paz.):
| a man of priestly class (Var: 'athrawan, athravan').
|
| Avesta (Pers.):
| the holy scriptures of Zoroastrianism (Var: Phl. 'abestag,
abistag'); the language of the Avesta (Var. 'Avestan');
|
| ayathrem:
| feast (gahambar) of bringing home
the herds.
|
| Az (Phl., Pers.):
| the demon of greed.
|
|
| baga (Pers.): | God. |
| Bahman (1) (Pers.): | see Vohuman. |
| Bahman (2) (Pers.): |
name of an Achaemenian king. |
| Bahram (1) (Pers.): |
See Warharan. |
| Bahram (2) (Pers.): |
name of several kings in Iranian history. |
| Baj (Pers.) |
ritual silence, lit. 'framing', a ritual utterance or prayer
which frames an action with the power of the manthra;
a high liturgical service (Dron service); the monthly or anniversary
day of the deceased. |
| bandagi (Pers.): |
prayer.
|
| barashnom (Phl.):
| a major ritual of purification lasting nine days. (Var. 'bareshnum,
barashnum, barashnum-i no shab').
|
| baresman (Av.):
| see barsom.
|
| barsom (Phl.):
| a bundle of twigs, tied together with a date-palm cord, held
by the priest during high liturgies. Current practice is to substitute
metal wires; grass laid out for the yazads
to sit on. (Var. Av. 'baresman')
|
| behdin (Pers.):
| lit. 'of the Good Religion', a Zoroastrian, especially a lay
person.
|
| behesht (Pers.):
| paradise. |
| Bhagaria (Guj.): |
a group of priests noted for upholding ancient traditions.
They are headquartered in Navsari. |
| bhandar |
the central well of the dakhma |
| Bharucha (Guj.): |
a group of priests headquartered in Bharuch. |
| bhasam: |
consecrated ash from a Fire-temple, used ritually. RCC 114, 259 |
| bi-namaz |
lit. 'without prayer', a term for women in menses. |
| boy (Phl.): |
lit. 'offering incense', a ceremony of offering sandalwood
and frankincense to the consecrated fire during each of the five
watches of the day. (Var. 'bui, nirang-i bui dadan, boy dadan') |
| Bundahishn (Phl.):
| a ninth-century Pahlavi text.
|
| Bushasp (Phl.):
| the demon of sloth (Var: Av. 'Bushyasta')
|
|
| daena (Av.):
| See den.
|
| daeva (Av.):
| See dew.
|
| Dahm (Phl.)
| a yazad honored on the fourth day after
death; the plural, 'dahman' is synonymous with hamkar.
|
| Dahman Afrin
| embodiment of Prayer
|
| Daitya (Av.):
| a sacred river in Eranvej. |
| dakhma (Av.): |
a tower-like structure on which dead bodies are exposed, also
known as 'tower of silence'. |
| Damawand (Phl., Pers.): |
a famous mountain in Iran tied with Zoroastrianism. (Var:
'Demavand') |
| Dar-e Mihr (Pers.): |
a lesser fire temple; the area of a fire temple where high
liturgies are performed. Lit. 'Place of Mihr (Var. Dar-i Mihr, Dar-i-Meher) |
| dashtan (Phl., Pers.): |
menstruation. |
| dastur (Pers.):
| a high priest (Var: Phl. 'dastwar')
|
| dawar (Pers.):
| a judge. (Var: Phl. 'dadwar')
|
| Day-pa-Adar:
| name of the eighth day of the month according to the Zoroastrian
religious calendar.
|
| Day-pa-Den:
| name of the twenty-third day of the month according to the
Zoroastrian religious calendar.
|
| Day-pa-Mihr:
| name of the fifteenth day of the month according to the Zoroastrian
religious calendar.
|
| den/din (Phl., Pers.):
| 1. 'religion', 2. 'inner self/conscience', name of the yazad
presiding over the religion; name of the twenty-fourth day of
the month according to the Zoroastrian religious calendar. (Var:
Av. Daena).
|
| Denkard (Phl.)
| a ninth-century Pahlavi text, comprising a major survey of
the religion.
|
| dew (Phl.):
| a demon. (Var: 'dev', Av. 'daeva', OP. 'daiva')
|
| dharma-shala (Guj.):
| charitable institution.
|
| dibache (Pers.)
| lit. 'preface', an preliminary prayer (in Pazand) which names
the spiritual being that a ceremony is dedicated to. It also names
the benefactor and person in whose honor the ceremony is performed.
|
| dozakh (Pers.):
| hell.
|
| dron (Phl.):
| consecrated flat unleavened bread; a service in which bread
is consecrated. (Var: 'darun', Av: 'draona, draonangha').
|
| druj (Av.):
| embodiment of evil and pollution, demon of the lie, falsehood.
(Var: 'drug', OP. 'drauga')
|
| druj i nasush (Phl.):
| the corpse demon.
|
| duwazdah homast (Phl.):
| a high liturgy consisting of 12 sections, where Vendidad and
Yasna is recited. (Var. 'dwazdah-homast,
dvazdeh-homast, davazdah hamast')
|
|
| fargard (Phl.)
| lit. 'chapter, section', a term designating sections of the
Vendidad and other books of the Avesta.
Compare with kardah. (Var. 'fragard')
|
| Faridoon (Pers.):
| name of a heroic king of ancient Iran who flourished centuries
before Zarathushtra. (Var: Av. 'Thraetaona', Pers. 'Fariydun')
|
| farohar (Pers.):
| guardian angel, guardian spirits of the living and dead. (Var:
Phl. 'frohar, fravard, fravahr', Av. 'fravashi')
|
| farokhshi (Guj.):
| Parsi name for a ceremony dedicated
to the farohars.
|
| farziyat (Ar.):
| obligatory prayers said in each of the five watches ('gahs')
of the day.
|
| Fasli (Pers., Ar.):
| Zoroastrians who follow a religious calendar which intercalculates
one day every four years, patterned after the Gregorian calendar.
(Compare with Qadimi and Shahanshahi.)
|
| Firdausi (Pers.):
| author of the Persian epic Shah-nama (Book of Kings) in which
many Zoroastrian myths are recorded.
|
| fireshte (Pers.):
| a spiritual being/angel, used interchangeable with yazad.
(Var. 'fireshta, fereshte')
|
| Fradadhafshu:
| see karshwar.
|
| Frashegird:
| lit. 'making wonderful', renovation of the universe, the last
judgment. (Var: Av. 'Frasho-kereti')
|
| fravashi (Av.):
| See farohar.
|
| Frawardigan (Phl.):
| the last ten days of the religious calendar, during which
the farohars of the departed are remembered, aka All-Souls days,
Mukhtad. (Originally 'rozan Frawardigan'.)
|
| Frawardin:
| name of the nineteenth day of the month according to the Zoroastrian
religious calendar; name of the first month.
|
|
| gah (Phl., Pers.):
| one of the five watches or periods of the day (named 'ushahin',
'hawan', 'rapithwin', 'uzerin', and 'aiwisruthrem'); also 'place'
or 'area'. (Var: 'geh')
|
| gahambar (Phl., Pers.):
| six major seasonal festivals, named 'maidyozarem' (mid-spring),
'maidyoshahem' (mid-summer), 'paitishahem' (bringing in the corn),
'ayathrem' (homecoming of cattle), 'maidyarem' (mid-winter), and
'hamaspathmaidyem' (coming of the whole group [of farohars]).
(Var. 'gahanbar')
|
| Gaokerena:
| mythical cosmic tree.
|
| garothman (Parsi Guj.):
| the 'House of Song', i.e. heaven. (Var: Av. 'Garo-nmana',
Phl. 'garodman')
|
| Gatha (Av.):
| the five sacred hymns of Zarathushtra (Yasna chapters 28-34,
43-51, 53), part of the Avesta; the five
supplementary days at the end of the Zoroastrian religious calendar
and the fireshtes presiding over them.
|
| gaw (Phl., Pers.):
| name of a yazad personifying cattle;
an ox, bull or cow.
|
| Gayomard (Phl.):
| lit. 'mortal life', mythical first man according to some Phl.
texts. (Var: Av. 'Gayo-maretan')
|
| geh-sarnu (Parsi Guj.):
| recitation of the Gathas during a funeral service. (Var: Phl.
'geh-sarna, gahan-srayishn')
|
| gehân
| an iron bier on which a dead body is removed |
| getig (Phl.): |
material existence; the world. (Compare with 'menog'.) |
| getig-kharid (Pers.): |
a ceremony of redemption, consisting of the recital of nine
Yasna services. |
| Gewra |
Ceremony which qualifies priests to initiate as candidate into the priesthood.
It consists of performing the Yasna ritual for six consecutive days. (RCC, p. 202)
(var. Gewrâ) |
| giriban (Pers.):
| a small pocket on the throat of the sudre
(sacred shirt), also known as "kissa-e kerfa" (the bag
of good deeds) (Pers.).
|
| God:
| see Ahura Mazda.
|
| Godavara (Guj.):
| one of the Gujarat ecclesiastical groups of priests, serving
a large rural area, headquartered in Anklesar.
|
| gomez (Phl.): | (unconsecrated) bull's urine.
|
| Goshorun:
| lit. 'the soul of the cow (or settlement)'; name of the fourteenth
day of the month according to the Zoroastrian religious calendar;
(Av. Geush Urvan) |
| Gowad: | See Wad. |
|
| hamaspathmaidyem (Av.):
| lit. 'coming of the whole group [of farohars]',
feast of All Souls. (Var. Hamaspathmaedaya)
|
| hamazor (Phl.):
| a ritual greeting.
|
| hamistagan (Phl.):
| purgatory, a neutral place between heaven and hell where souls
go when their good deeds equal their evil deeds. (Var: 'Hameshta-gehan')
|
| hamkar (Phl.):
| lit. 'co-workers', associates of the yazad
which presides over the day. The term 'dahman' is also used.
|
| haoma (Av.):
| name of a plant with medicinal and spiritual properties; name
of the yazad presiding over the haoma plant.
(Var: Phl. 'hom').
|
| Hara:
| Mythical mountain. (Var: 'Hukairya')
|
| Hathra:
| a measure equal to one-half of a charetu, or about 3.5 furlongs.
|
| Haurvatat (Av.):
| see Hordad.
|
| Hawan (Phl.):
| name of the second watch (gah) of each
day (sunrise to midday, i.e., 12 noon); a yazad
presiding over the second watch. (Var. 'havan', Av. 'havani')
|
| herbad:
| See ervad.
|
| hom (Phl.):
| see haoma.
|
| Hooshang (Pers.):
| a mythological ruker of ancient Iran, founder of the Peshdadian
dynasty, He is credited with the discovery of fire. (Var. 'Hushang',
Av. 'Haoshanha')
|
| Hordad (Phl.):
| lit. 'Perfection or Health', name of an Amahraspand;
name of the sixth day of the month according to the Zoroastrian
religious calendar; name of the third month. (Var: Av. 'Haurvatat')
|
| Hormazd (Pers.)
| name of various kings of the Parthian and Sasanian dynasties.
|
| Hoshedarmah
| one of the future Soshyants.
|
| Hukairya:
| See Hara.
|
|
| kabiseh: |
intercalculation done to keep calendar consistent with seasons |
| kaplo (kâplô): |
A knife with metallic handle, used for cutting purposes. RCC 288 |
| karb: | priest of the old religion. (Var: Av. 'Karapan'). |
| karapan (Av.): | See karb. |
| kardah: | A section or division of most Yashts and other books of the
Avesta. Compare with fargard. |
| karsha: | A furrow drawn on the ground to isolate impurities. RCC 109 |
| karshwar (Pah.):
| one of the seven continents of the earth, named 'Arezahi'
(West), 'Sawahi' (East), 'Fradadhafshu' (Southeast), 'Widadhafshu'
(Southwest), 'Wouru-bareshti' (northwest), 'Wourujareshti' (Northeast),
and 'Xwaniratha' (central). Eranvej is
located in the latter. |
| kay: | See Kayanian. |
| Kayanian:
| a prehistoric dynasty of ancient Iran. (Var: 'kay, kayag,
kavi', Av. 'kavaya')
|
| Kay Kaus (Phl.):
| a Kayanian king. (Var: Av. 'Kavi Usan')
|
| Kay Khosraw (Pers.):
| a Kayanian king, grandson of Kay Kaus. (Var: Av. 'Kavi Haosravah')
|
| Kay Kobad (Pers.):
| founder of the Kayanian dynasty. (Var: Av. 'Kavi Kavata.')
|
| Kay Vishtasp (Phl.):
| king of ancient Iran, patron of Zarathushtra. (Var: Av. 'Vishtaspa',
Pers. 'Gushtasp')
|
| kem na mazda (Av.):
| an exorcism prayer from the Avesta.
|
| Kersasp (Phl.):
| a king of ancient Iran. (Var: 'Garshasp', Av. 'Keresaspa')
|
| Khambata (Guj.):
| a group of priests, headquartered in Khambat.
|
| kheshm (Phl., Pers.):
| the a demon of wrath.
|
| Khorda Avesta (Pers.):
| the 'Small Avesta', a prayer book with excerpts from the Avesta.
|
| Khordad-sal (Pers.):
| the sixth day of the year.
|
| Khorshed (Parsi Pers.):
| See Khwarshed.
|
| Khshathra Vairya (Av.):
| see Shahrewar.
|
| khshnuman (Phl.):
| lit. 'dedication', a dedicatory section (in Avesta)
naming the yazad in whose honor a ceremony
is performed. There are two types of khshnumans, nani ("shorter"),
and wadi ("longer").
|
| khwarrah (Phl.):
| divine grace or glory. (Var: Phl. 'farrah', Av. 'khvarenah',
'khwarenah').
|
| Khwarshed:
| 'the shining sun'; name of the yazad
presiding over the Sun; name of the eleventh day of the month
according to the Zoroastrian religious calendar; (Var: Pers: Khurshid)
|
| khwetodas (Phl.):
| next-of-kin marriage. (Var: Av. 'khvaetvadatha')
|
| kriya (Skt.):
| ritual action.
|
| kusti (Pers.):
| sacred cord worn around the waist by Zoroastrians; the short
ritual of untying and retying the kusti.
|
|
| maga | A pit, dug during the barashnom ritual. RCC 109 |
| magus:
| a priest (pl. magi). Compare with "mobed".
|
| mah (Phl., Pers.):
| moon; month; name of the twelfth day of the month according
to the Zoroastrian religious calendar; name of the yazad
presiding over the Moon.
|
| Mahraspand:
| lit. 'Holy Word', name of a yazad who
embodies the Holy Word; name of the twenty-ninth day of the month
according to the Zoroastrian religious calendar. (Var: Av. 'Manthra
Spenta')
|
| maidyarem:
| mid-winter feast (gahambar).
|
| maidyoshahem:
| mid-summer feast (gahambar).
|
| maidyozarem:
| mid-spring feast (gahambar).
|
| Mani (Phl., Pers.):
| founder of Manichaeism, a Gnostic religion with Zoroastrian
elements, considered an arch-heretic (lived from 216 A.C.-275
A.C.)
|
| manthra (Av.):
| Holy Word; specific passages of the Avesta
with specific poetic and spiritual properties. Compare with Mahraspand.
|
| maratab (Ar.):
| a ceremony which qualifies a priest to perform higher rituals.
Compare with nawar. (Var. 'martab')
|
| margarzan (Phl.):
| mortal sin.
|
| Mashye-Mashyane (Phl.):
| the first human couple, sprung from the seed of Gayomard,
the first man.
|
| Mazda (Av.):
| see Ahura Mazda.
|
| Mazdayasni (Av.):
| another term for the Zoroastrian religion, lit. "worship
of Mazda".
|
| menog (Phl.):
| spiritual existence; spiritual world. (Compare with getig.)
(Var: Av. 'mainyu')
|
| Mihr (Phl., Pers.):
| yazad presiding over the contract; name
of the sixteenth day of the month according to the Zoroastrian
religious calendar; name of the seventh month.
|
| Mihragan (Phl.):
| a festival honoring the yazad Mihr, celebrated
on the 16th day of the seventh month.
|
| Minocheher (Pers.):
| a king of ancient Iran. (Var: 'Manuchihr', Av. 'Manuschithra')
|
| mobed (Pers.):
| a Zoroastrian priest, orig. head priest ('Magu-paiti', master
of Magi).
|
| Mukhtad (Pers.?):
| see Frawardigan.
|
| myazd (Phl.):
| a ceremonial food offering.
|
|
| nahn: |
ablution, a ritual washing of the entire body, a higher form
of purification than padyab. |
| nama karana |
ceremony for naming a newborn, usually 10-12 days after birth |
| namaskar (Guj.): |
a short prayer of homage. (Var: 'nemaskar') |
| Nam Stayishn (Phl.): | name of a Pazand prayer praising Ohrmazd, part of the Khorda Avesta. |
| naogar (naôgar): | A stick with nine knots, used in purifying ceremonies. RCC 109. |
| nasa (Pers.): | dead matter, pollution; demon of putrefaction. (Var: Av. 'nasu',
Phl. 'nasush') |
| nask (Phl.): | lit. 'book, volume,' one of the 21 volumes into which the
Avesta was divided in ancient times; a religious service |
| navjote (Parsi Guj.):
| initiation into the Zoroastrian religion, a ceremony of investiture
of the sudre and kusti.
Also called 'sedra pushun'.
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| Navsari (Pers., Guj.):
| a town in Gujarat India, a stronghold of Zoroastrianism.
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| nawar (Phl.):
| a four day ceremony which qualifies a candidate for the priesthood.
Compare with maratab,
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| Nawruz (Pers.):
| New Years Day. (Var: 'Noruz', 'No Roz')
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| Neryosang (Phl., Pers.):
| name of a yazad. (Av. 'nairyosangha') |
| nirang (Phl.): |
lit. 'formula, spell', a short ritual accompanied by Avestan
or Pazand prayers; consecrated gomez. |
| nirang-i kusti bastan (Pers.): |
formula for retying the kusti, this short
ritual is a necessary prelude to longer prayer. |
| nirangdin (Phl.): |
name of the most exalted and elaborate of Zoroastrian high
liturgies. |
| niyayesh (Pers.): |
one of five Zoroastrian litanies from the Avesta,
part of the daily prayers. (Var: 'nyayesh, nyayishn') |
| nyayesh: |
see niyayesh. |
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| padan (Pers.)
| a white cloth mask used by a priest during ceremonies to keep
his breath from directly touching the fire.
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| padyab (Pers.):
| a ritual washing of the exposed parts of the body. Compare
with nahn.
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| padyab-kusti (Pers.):
| a ritual ablution followed by the ritual untying and retying
of the kusti.
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| Pahlavi
| the Middle Persian language, used between 300 B.C. and 950
A.C, in which many Zoroastrian writings are preserved.
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| pairika (Av.):
| witch, sorceress; shooting star.
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| paitishahem:
| feast (gahambar) of bringing in the harvest.
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| panchayat:
| local association of Zoroastrians.
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| Palash (Parsi Pers.):
| a Parthian king (51-80 A.C.). (Var. Greek 'Vologeses I', Phl.
'Walakhsh')
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| panj tay (Pers.):
| a ceremony performed with a 'five-wire' barsom,
which is prerequisite for performing any high liturgy for the
day. (Var: 'baj of panch tai')
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| panthak (Guj.):
| priestly jurisdiction.
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| Paoiryo-tkaesha (Av.):
| lit. 'primitive doctrine', forerunner of Zoroastrianism. Alternately,
one of the first teachers of the Zoroastrianism. (Var: Phl. 'poryotkesh')
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| Parsis:
| Zoroastrians who settled in India. Sg: Parsi. (Var: 'Parsees')
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| Parthian:
| a royal dynasty ruling Iran from 250 B.C.-226 A.C. |
| patet (Phl.): |
prayer of penance (in Pazand). |
| pavi (pâvi): |
Lit. "sacred" or consecrated. A permanently constructed ritual furrow
(karsha, qv). RCC 115.
The platform of the dakhma is divided into separate
sections names pavis. RCC 68 |
| paywand (Phl.) (paewand, paiwand): |
lit. 'connection,' ritual contact between persons serving
as a shield against pollution.
A ritual connection. "To hold a "paywand" means to be
in close contact or touch. This is done by holding a piece of cloth or cotton tape
by two persons to show that they are associated or joined in doing a thing."
(Modi, funeral) |
| Pazand (Phl.): |
Pahlavi texts in which Aramaic elements are replaced with
their Iranian equivalents, transcribed in the Avestan script. |
| Peshdadian:
| the first dynasty of ancient Iran.
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| Peshotan (Pers.):
| an early hero of Zoroastrianism, he was the son of Kay Vishtasp.
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| Pesho-tanu (Av.):
| a 'mortal-sin'; an individual who has committed a mortal sin.
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| Porseh Ceremony
| Memorial Service
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| Pourushasp (Phl.): |
name of Zarathushtra's father. (Var: Av. 'Paourushaspa') |
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| sada (Pers.)
| lit. 'pure, simple,' Avestan texts without Pahlavi commentaries.
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| sagdid (Phl.):
| lit. 'a dog's gaze', this term refers to the practice of exposing
a corpse to the gaze of a dog, which is believed to drive away
some of the power of the druj.
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| sagri (Guj.):
| a small building near a dakhma where
a fire is kept burning.
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| Sanjana (Guj.):
| a group of priests headquartered in Udvada.
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| Saoshyant (Av.)
| see Soshyant.
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| Sasanian:
| the Zoroastrian dynasty which ruled Iran from circa 226 A.C.-651
A.C. (Var: 'Sasanid')
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| satum:
| meal offering ritual prayer for dead.
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| Second Hawan:
| the third watch (gah) of each day (noonday
to 3 p.m.) during part of the year. Compare with Rapithwin.
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| sedra-pushun:
| see navjote.
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| Shahanshahi (Pers.):
| one of the three movements within Zoroastrianism which observe
different religious calendars (the other two are called Fasli
and Qadimi.) |
| Shahrewar (Phl.): |
lit. 'Desirable Dominion', the Amahraspand
presiding over metals; name of the fourth day of the month according
to the Zoroastrian religious calendar; name of the sixth month.
(Var: Av. 'Khshathra Vairya') |
| sijda |
A bow of last respects. RCC 66 |
| siroza, siruza (Pers.): |
lit. '30 days', a prayer from the Avesta
which honors 30 yazads. |
| Soshyant (Phl.)
| the (World) Savior. (Var: Av. 'Saoshyant')
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| Spandarmad (Phl.):
| lit. 'Holy Devotion', the Amahraspand
presiding over the earth; name of the fifth day of the month according
to the Zoroastrian religious calendar; name of the twelfth month.
(Var: Av. 'Spenta Armaiti')
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| spenta (Av.)
| holy, beneficent.
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| Spenta Armaiti (Av.):
| see Spandarmad.
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| Spenta Mainyu (Av.):
| Holy Spirit. (Var: Phl. 'Spenamino')
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| Spentomad:
| name of the third Gatha; name of the
third Gatha day.
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| Spozgar (Paz.):
| demon of thunderstorms.
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| Srosh (Phl.):
| lit. 'Hearkening'; name of a yazad; name
of the seventeenth day of the month according to the Zoroastrian
religious calendar; a spirit being who guards the soul for three
days after death (Var: Av. 'Sraosha')
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| stum (Parsi Guj.):
| a prayer recited on meals in honor of the dead. (Var: 'satum')
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| sudre (Pers.):
| sacred shirt. (Var: 'sudra, sudreh')
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| sudre-kusti (Pers.):
| sacred shirt and girdle.
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| Syamak (Phl.):
| a hero of ancient Iran, son of Gayomard, the first king of
Iran. (Var: 'Siyamak')
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| syaw (Parsi Guj.):
| a suit of white clothes consecrated during the Dron service.
(Var: 'siav, shiav')
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| Syawakhsh (Phl.):
| name of an ancient Iranian hero, son of Kay Kaus.
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