New Bundahis, Bahman Yast, and you may Shayast Los angeles-Shayast, transl

Dina-i Mainog-we Khirad (otherwise Views of one’s Heart from Wisdom)

PAHLAVI Texts. Region I. EW West (1880) SBE 5. Oxford: Clarendon. So it and further quantities change enduring theological and judge texts (while the identified on 1880s) off Zoroastrianism, presumed in order to result from Avestan texts now-lost. Translator feedback for the of a lot problems and you can concerns regarding his work. Notes listed here are very tentative. Bundahis (or even the Modern Development). ch. XV: 1-5 (transl. pp. 52-54), development facts, very first people and you can very first lady, and you may a tree “whose fresh fruit try the newest ten varieties of people” – with mention to help you XV: 29 (pp. 59-60) where footnote six talks about ten types of ‘monsters’, recalling stories out of strange racing within the Asia. Mention as well as racial distinction within the ch. XXIII: 1-dos (p. 87), now grossly unpleasant. ch. II: 97, fnt.5 (p. 270), significance away from ‘armest’, hot Vasco da gama women plus ‘lame, crippled, immobility’. V: 1-2 (pp. 290-91) suggests levels of children’s obligation getting incorrect chatter throughout the prayer big date: as much as five years, zero blame; out of four to eight, age to your dad; seven to help you fifteen, greater level of youth’s obligation. V: 7 (pp. 292-93) excuses deaf and dumb individual that cannot build right reaction to prayers. VI: 1-2, “The newest deaf and dumb and you may powerless” (‘armest’: footnote 2 provides possible meaning here, “an enthusiastic idiot, otherwise crazy person”), in the event out-of proper actions and you can temper, “are unable to performing an excellent performs”. X: thirty five (p. 332), a female is complement some priestly commitments among women; footnote six cites Avestan passage where “one woman who’s not feeble-minded” can do certain priestly requirements to possess people.

PAHLAVI Texts. Part II. The brand new Dadistan-i Dinik and Epistles from Manuskihar, transl. EW West (1882) SBE 18. Oxford: Clarendon. Dadistan-we Dinik (otherwise Spiritual Views out of Manuskihar child out of Yudan-Yim, Dastur of Pars and you can Kirman, A good.D. 881). ch. LXII: cuatro, for the heredity, seems to advise that a great son (otherwise their partner) “who’s blind in both eyes, otherwise crippled [armest – get a hold of earlier in the day annotation] in ft, otherwise maimed in both their hands” obtains twice new share out of an able-bodied young man, a kind of confident discrimination presumably on such basis as you want. Epistles from Manuskihar. Epistle II, ch. I: 13 (p. 329), ref. so you can “Zaratust the fresh new clubfooted (apafrobd)”. Footnote dos indicates a current people entitled Z., “who’d endeavoured in order to cover new deformity you to disqualified your” in the highest priesthood. Look for also Introduction (p. xxvi). Appendix. III, into the concept of Khvetuk-Das, ‘next-of-kin marriage’. p. 407 discussing dangers of separation and divorce, mentions “vice and you can fraud and misery away from deformity” because problems that may privately end up being caused by a person.

Shayast Los angeles-Shayast (or even the Best and Poor)

PAHLAVI Messages. Part III. Dina-i Mainog-i Khirad; Sikand-Gumanik Vigar; Unfortunate Dar, transl. EW Western (1885) SBE 24. Oxford: Clarendon. Ch. XV: 1-six and you will footnote dos (p. 42), refers to “the new poorest and most secluded (armesttum) person” (look for before annotation for the ‘armest’) which retains sincerity during the think, phrase and you will deed, will have an effective work imputed to help you him no matter if struggling to in reality creating eg performs. Ch. XXVI: 4-six, (p. 56), the brand new blind person who features attained discovering and you can insights “will be regarded as voice-eyed”. XXXVII: 36 (p. 75), blessedness of just one “which will bring accommodations hotel on ill and you may secluded [‘armest’] and investors”. Sikand-Gumanik Vigar (and/or Doubt-Dispelling Explanation). V: 63-64 (p. 144), in the event the a close look, ear, nose, limb etc was disabled, among other organ is no replace. X: 64 (p. 170), mention of the “instructions gestures” certainly one of ways in which Zoroaster preached and you may confident King Gustasp. XII: 64-70 (p. 207), loss of sight figures that have dark, ignorance etc inside a list of “demoniacal peculiarities”. Unfortunate Dar of your Hundred or so Victims. Ch. LXIV: 2-5 (pp. 326-27), punishment for theft is amputation regarding ear and you will (in the third offence) away from right-hand, plus a superb and you will prison sentence.