zend avesta is the holy book of the religion zoroastrianism.
zend avesta is the holy book of the religion zoroastrianism.
zend avesta is the holy book of which religion?
zoroastrianism
he was born of jewish parents at château-salins, in lorraine. the family name had originated in their earlier home of darmstadt. he was educated in paris, where, under the guidance of michel bréal and abel bergaigne, he imbibed a love for oriental studies, to which for a time he entirely devoted himself. in 1875, he published a thesis on the mythology of the "avesta", in which he advocated that the persian religion of zoroastrianism had been influenced by judaism (and not backwards as many scholars say). in 1877 became teacher of persian language at the école des hautes études. he continued his research with his "études iraniennes" (1883), and ten years later published a complete translation of the "avesta" and associated "zend" (lit. "commentary"), with historical and philological commentary of his own ("zend avesta", 3 vols., 1892–1893) in the "annales du musée guimet". he also edited the "avesta" for max müller's "sacred books of the east" series (vols. 4 and 23).
james darmesteter
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asuri is a metre of the zend avesta.









































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the asuri metre is used in the zend aveta. they have been mentioned in the yajurveda. dr. haug states: "among the metres used in the yajurveda, we find several which are marked by the epithet asuri, e.g., gayatri asuri, ushni asuri, and pankti asuri. these asur metres are actually to be found in the gatha literature of the zend avesta".
asuri metre