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  • This collection is sometimes called Zendavesta, sometimes briefly Zend.

    History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 Edward Gibbon 1765

  • In the doctrines of the Zendavesta, from which, as is well known, Judaism sprang, the pessimistic element is represented by Ahriman.

    Religion 2004

  • And Zerdusht gave unto men the Zendavesta, and he bade them obey its precepts if they would attain everlasting life.

    The Epic of Kings Firdausi 2002

  • Most terrifying in evil majesty was the Zoroastrian Ahriman, and it has been con - jectured that the grim dualism of the Zendavesta may have had some influence on Jewish and Christian demonological speculation.

    PROBLEM OF EVIL RADOSLAV A. TSANOFF 1968

  • I can also clearly show to you from the teachings of the Zendavesta, of the Koran, of Buddha, of Krishna, of Lord Gauranga, of Seyed, Mohammed Ali, and of

    A California Girl Edward Eldridge

  • Parsis say that Islam borrowed: [Arabic: bi-smi llāhi r-raḥmāni r-raḥīm] "In the name of God the most merciful and most compassionate" [61] from their holy scripture, Zendavesta, which begins with the words [Persian: ba nam eezad ba bakh sha-inda bakhs ha bikasr meher ban gar.]

    Notes on Islam Ahmed Hussain

  • The religious system of the Persians, as taught in the Zendavesta, is known as Zoroastrianism, from Zoroaster, its founder.

    General History for Colleges and High Schools Philip Van Ness Myers

  • Even the Vedas and the Zendavesta, though beset by obscurities of language probably greater than are found in any portion of the

    Scripture and Truth: Dissertations by the Late Benjamin Jowett with Introduction by Lewis Campbell. 1817-1893 1907

  • All during the Seventeen Years Zoroaster and Zendavesta continued to walk Chesty and tell People how Good they were.

    Fables in Slang George Ade 1905

  • Of course Zoroaster and Zendavesta were very sore at having their Act killed.

    Fables in Slang George Ade 1905

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