Avesta

American

[uh-ves-tuh] / əˈvɛs tə /

noun

a collection of sacred Zoroastrian writings, including the Gathas.

Avesta British

/ əˈvɛstə /

noun

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

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Facsimile of a Page of the AVESTA; from the oldest preserved manuscript containing the YAÇNA.

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