- The
Vendidad /ˈvendi'dæd/ or
Videvdat or
Videvdad is a
collection of
texts within the
greater compendium of the Avesta. However,
unlike the
other texts...
-
Zoroastrian demon (daeva) of
corpse matter. She
resides in the
north (
Vendidad. 7:2),
where the
Zoroastrian **** lies. Nasu
takes the form of a fly, and...
- the
Vendidad and the Visperad. The
Visperad extensions consist mainly of
additional invocations of the
divinities (yazatas),
while the
Vendidad is a...
-
found in the
younger Avestan portion of the text, in
particular in the
Vendidad and
several of the Yashts. The
identification of
these Avestan place names...
-
mentions of
Airyanem Vaejah are
found in the Avesta, in
particular in the
Vendidad and
several of the Yashts. In the Yashts,
Airyanem Vaejah is most prominently...
- This role is
already alluded to in
Zoroastrian scripture (e.g.
Yasht 19,
Vendidad 2),
where the
figure appears as Yima xšaēta (Avestan: 𐬫𐬌𐬨𐬀 𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬉𐬙𐬀)...
-
Vendidad 19.1 and 19.44 have
Angra Mainyu dwelling in the
region of the
daevas which the
Vendidad sets in the
north and/or the
nether world (
Vendidad...
-
composed by the
prophet Zarathustra and thus the most
sacred )
along with the
Vendidad are
recited over the
fires the same
number of
times as the purification...
- deceased.
Sagdid is also
performed over
deceased dogs in some instances. The
Vendidad speaks of
different kinds of dogs such as the shepherd's dog, house-dog...
- also
Vendidad 19.47, but
other p****ages in the same
chapter (19.1 and 19.44) have him
dwelling in the
region of the daevas,
which the
Vendidad ****erts...
