Avesta

[ uh-ves-tuh ]

noun

1. a collection of sacred Zoroastrian writings, including the Gathas.

Avesta

/ əˈvɛstə /

noun

1. a collection of sacred writings of Zoroastrianism, including the Songs of Zoroaster

Example Sentences

The old Bactrian tongue in which the Avesta was composed became practically a dead language.

From Project Gutenberg

But in the course of time the Avesta was subjected to many additions and interpretations, called the Zend, which show degeneracy.

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There is not absolute identity, however, for those which are spoken of as good by the Vedas are treated as bad in the Avesta.

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If our reasoning is sound, we cannot, I think, regard the Avesta as a trustworthy exposition of the ancient teaching of Zoroaster.

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Nowhere in the Avesta do we discover such immoral notions of God as prevailed amongst the ancient Jewish writers.

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