ZOROASTRIANISM THE ZEND-AVESTA THE VENDIDAD TRANSLATED BY JAMES DARMESTETER Formatting by William B. Brown Table Of Contents Table Of Contents..................................................... i THE ZEND-AVESTA PART I................................................ 1 THE VENDIDAD ....................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................... 1 CHAPTER I. THE DISCOVERY OF THE ZEND-AVESTA. ....................... 1 CHAPTER II. THE INTERPRETATION OF THE ZEND-AVESTA. ................. 9 CHAPTER III. THE FORMATION OF THE ZEND-AVESTA. .................... 11 CHAPTER IV. THE ORIGIN OF THE AVESTA RELIGION. .................... 24 CHAPTER V. THE VENDÎDÂD. .......................................... 37 VENDIDAD. FARGARD I. .............................................. 47 Introduction ...................................................... 47 VENDIDAD. FARGARD I. .............................................. 49 FARGARD II. Yima (Gamshêd). ....................................... 51 Chapter 1........................................................ 51 Chapter II....................................................... 53 FARGARD III. The Earth. ........................................... 55 Chapter I........................................................ 55 Chapter II....................................................... 56 Chapter III...................................................... 56 Chapter IV....................................................... 58 FARGARD IV. Contracts and Outrages. ............................... 59 Introduction..................................................... 59 Chapter I........................................................ 60 Chapter II a..................................................... 60 Chapter II b..................................................... 60 Chapter II c..................................................... 60 Chapter II e..................................................... 61 Chapter III a.................................................... 61 Chapter III b.................................................... 64 Chapter III c.................................................... 64 FARGARD V. ........................................................ 65 Introduction..................................................... 65 Chapter I a...................................................... 66 CHAPTER I b...................................................... 66 CHAPTER II....................................................... 66 CHAPTER III...................................................... 67 i CHAPTER IV....................................................... 67 Chapter V........................................................ 68 CHAPTER VI....................................................... 68 CHAPTER VII...................................................... 69 CHAPTER VIII..................................................... 70 FARGARD VI. ....................................................... 71 Introduction..................................................... 71 Chapter I........................................................ 72 Chapter II....................................................... 72 Chapter III...................................................... 73 CHAPTER IV....................................................... 74 Chapter V........................................................ 75 FARGARD VII. ...................................................... 75 Introduction..................................................... 75 CHAPTER I........................................................ 76 CHAPTER II....................................................... 76 Chapter III...................................................... 77 Chapter IV....................................................... 78 Chapter V........................................................ 78 CHAPTER VI....................................................... 78 CHAPTER VII a.................................................... 79 CHAPTER VII b.................................................... 79 CHAPTER VIII..................................................... 80 Chapter IX....................................................... 81 Chapter X........................................................ 82 Chapter XI....................................................... 82 Chapter XII...................................................... 83 FARGARD VIII. ..................................................... 83 Introduction..................................................... 83 Chapter I........................................................ 83 CHAPTER II....................................................... 84 CHAPTER III...................................................... 84 CHAPTER IV....................................................... 85 Chapter V........................................................ 86 Chapter VI....................................................... 87 Chapter VII...................................................... 87 Chapter VIII..................................................... 90 ii Chapter IX....................................................... 91 Chapter X........................................................ 93 FARGARD IX. The nine nights' Barashnûm. ........................... 94 Introduction..................................................... 94 Chapter I a...................................................... 94 Chapter I b...................................................... 95 Chapter II....................................................... 99 Chapter III..................................................... 100 FARGARD X. ....................................................... 101 Introduction.................................................... 101 Chapter I....................................................... 101 FARGARD XI. ...................................................... 103 Introduction.................................................... 103 Chapter I....................................................... 103 FARGARD XII. ..................................................... 106 Introduction.................................................... 106 Chapter I....................................................... 106 FARGARD XIII. The Dog. ........................................... 110 Introduction.................................................... 110 Chapter I a..................................................... 110 Chapter I b..................................................... 110 Chapter II...................................................... 111 Chapter III..................................................... 112 Chapter IV...................................................... 112 Chapter V....................................................... 113 Chapter VI...................................................... 113 Chapter VII..................................................... 114 Chapter VIII.................................................... 114 Chapter IX...................................................... 115 Chapter X....................................................... 115 FARGARD XIV. ..................................................... 116 Introduction.................................................... 116 Chapter I....................................................... 116 FARGARD XV. ...................................................... 118 Introduction.................................................... 118 Chapter I....................................................... 118 Chapter II...................................................... 119 iii Chapter III..................................................... 119 Chapter IV...................................................... 121 FARGARD XVI. ..................................................... 122 Introduction.................................................... 122 Chapter I....................................................... 122 Chapter II...................................................... 123 Chapter III..................................................... 123 FARGARD XVII. Hair and Nails. .................................... 124 Introduction.................................................... 124 Chapter I....................................................... 124 Chapter II...................................................... 125 FARGARD XVIII. ................................................... 125 Introduction.................................................... 125 Chapter I....................................................... 125 Chapter II...................................................... 126 Chapter III..................................................... 128 Chapter IV...................................................... 130 FARGARD XIX. ..................................................... 131 Introduction.................................................... 131 Chapter I....................................................... 131 Chapter II...................................................... 132 Chapter III..................................................... 136 FARGARD XX. Thrita, the First Healer. ............................ 137 Introduction.................................................... 137 Chapter I....................................................... 137 FARGARD XXI. Waters and Light. ................................... 138 Introduction...................................................