Zoroastrian Heritage

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• Introduction
  • Legend of the Grain of Wisdom
  • Overview-Simplified »
    • What is Zoroastrianism?
    • Ethical Creed
    • Beliefs, Philosophy »
      • Creation, Existence & Coexistence
      • Choice
      • Moderation
      • Understanding & Wisdom
    • Free Will, Reason, Wisdom, Choice »
      • Free Will, Reason, Wisdom, Choice
      • Age of Reason
    • Conscience - Sarosh
    • Spirit, Soul, Spiritual Components »
      • Spenta & Angra Mainyu
      • Soul, Urvan. Fate of the Soul
      • Fravashi
      • Khvarenah
      • Farohar or Fravahar
    • Spiritual Quest »
      • Spiritual Quest
      • Ushta & Armaiti
    • God, Ahura Mazda »
      • Nature of God
      • Amesha Spentas
    • Way of Life & Ethos »
      • Enlightenment, Ageless Wisdom
      • Zoroastrian Ethos
    • Nature & Environment »
      • Human Beings & Nature
      • Lush Gardens - Paradise
    • Religious Texts »
      • Avesta and Zand
      • Books of the Avesta
      • Size of the Original Avesta
      • Composition & Transmission
      • Destruction of the Avesta
    • Mathra / Manthra
    • Zoroastrianism's Traditional Name
    • Labels Placed on Zoroastrianism
    • Eternal Flame
  • Overview-Expanded »
    • What is Zoroastrianism?
    • Ethical Creed
    • Beliefs, Philosophy »
      • Creation, Existence & Coexistence
      • Choice
      • Moderation
      • Understanding & Wisdom
    • Free Will, Reason, Wisdom, Choice »
      • Free Will, Reason, Wisdom, Choice
      • Age of Reason
    • Conscience - Sarosh
    • Spirit, Soul, Spiritual Components »
      • Spenta & Angra Mainyu
      • Soul, Urvan. Fate of the Soul
      • Fravashi
      • Khvarenah
      • Farohar or Fravahar
    • Spiritual Quest »
      • Spiritual Quest
      • Ushta & Armaiti
    • God, Ahura Mazda »
      • Nature of God
      • Amesha Spentas
    • Way of Life & Ethos »
      • Enlightenment, Ageless Wisdom
      • Zoroastrian Ethos
    • Nature & Environment »
      • Human Beings & Nature
      • Lush Gardens - Paradise
    • Religious Texts »
      • Avesta and Zand
      • Books of the Avesta
      • Size of the Original Avesta
      • Composition & Transmission
      • Destruction of the Avesta
    • Mathra / Manthra
    • Zoroastrianism's Traditional Name
    • Labels Placed on Zoroastrianism
    • Eternal Flame
  • Zarathushtra / Zoroaster
  • Demographics. Group Names
  • Einstein & Zoroastrianism on God
  • Olympic Flame & Zoroastrianism
  • Persian Gardens
  • Fire of Spring - Omar Khayyam
  • Western Authors & Composers »
    • Post Classical Western Authors
    • Western Composers & Zoroastrianism
    • Parsi Nameh - Johann Goethe
  • Zoroastrian Ethics by MA Buch (pdf)
  • BBC's Taste Of Iran Videos
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• History
  • Aryans »
    • Who Were the Aryans?
    • Aryan Prehistory
    • Legendary History
    • Aryan Religions & Wars
    • Aryan Homeland in Scripture
    • Aryan Trade
    • Aryan Homeland Location
    • Western Views on Aryans
  • Pamirs »
    • Pamir Badakhshan Region
    • Pamiri Houses
    • Pamiri Historical Sites
  • Turan & Sugd (Sogdiana) »
    • Turan
    • Sogdian Trade. Silk Roads. China
    • Sugd (Uzbekistan)
    • Sugd (Tajikistan)
  • Mouru (Margiana) »
    • Gonur
    • Merv
  • Bakhdhi (Bactria)
  • Nisaya (Nisa). Anau
  • Haroyu (Aria)
  • Khvarizem (Chorasmia) »
    • Location. Saka. Turks
    • Dakhma & Kalas
    • Ayaz Kalas
    • Fire Temples & Kalas
  • Saka (Scythia)
  • Ranghaya Mitanni Hittite Kurds »
    • Ranghaya & Kurdistan
    • Mitanni
    • Hittites
    • Mitanni Hittite Treay
    • Temple Ruins at Ani, Turkey
  • Azerbaijan, Urmia, Kandovan »
    • Azerbaijan, Urmia, N.Zagros
    • Temple at Surakhani
    • Azargoshasb Temple Site
    • Kandovan - Troglodyte Village
  • Zagros, Parsua, Kassites »
    • Zagros, Parsua
    • Kassites
  • Mada (Media)
  • Parsa (Persia) »
    • Achaemenian History »
      • Early Persian & Achaemenian History
      • Cyrus the Great
      • Cambyses (Kabujiya) II & Gaumata
      • Darius the Great
      • Persepolis, Achaemenian Capital
      • Videos - Persepolis
      • Videos - Achaemenian Empire
    • Naqsh-e Rustam Historical Site »
      • Location & Elamite Relief
      • Achaemenid Tombs. Sassanian Reliefs
    • Behistun Historical Site
    • Susa Historical Site
    • Iran and Persia - The Same?
  • Greek Persian Connections »
    • Legendary Connections
    • Achaemenian Era Relations & Wars
  • Ancient Rulers - Timelines
  • Trade & Water »
    • Aryan Trade
    • Sogdian Trade. Silk Roads. China
    • Boteh (Paisley)
    • Termeh - Heritage Fabric
    • Kareez (Qanat) Water Distribution
  • Yazd & Kerman Region »
    • Yazd Region »
      • Yazd Region & City
      • Innovative Desert Technologies
      • Zoroastrianism in Yazd
      • Schools. Markerabad. Pioneers
      • Pilgrimage Sites
  • Tajikistan Region
  • Uzbekistan Region
  • Turkmenistan Region
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• Worship
  • Worship Introduction, Manthra »
    • Act of Worship - Prayers
    • Eternal Flame
    • Prayer and the Manthra
    • Early Zoroastrian Worship
  • Fire & Light
  • Priesthood
  • Places of Worship »
    • Outdoor Worship. Khorog Tajikistan
    • Early Fire Houses and Temples
    • Chahar-Taqi Design
    • Temple Ruins at Ani, Turkey
    • Temple at Surakhani, Azerbaijan
    • Azargoshasb Temple Site
    • Modern Temples: Atash Bahram
    • Modern Temples: Agiary, Darbe Mehr
  • Sudrah/Sudre and Kusti/Kushti
  • Liturgical Ceremonies
  • Pilgrimage Sites in Yazd »
    • Pir-e Sabz / Chak-Chak
    • Seti Pir
    • Pir-e Naraki
    • Pir-e Banu
    • Pir-e Narestaneh
    • Pir-e Herisht
    • Cypress at Abarkuh / Abarqu
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• Scriptures. Language
  • Avesta Texts
  • Avesta Compilation & Destruction
  • Scripture Selections
  • Gatha Composition by M. Schwartz (pdf)
  • Manuscripts
  • Avestan, Iranian, Persian Languages
  • Old Persian Discovery
  • Aramaic
  • Dari by Farudi, Toosarvand (pdf)
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• Ceremonies
  • Liturgical Ceremonies
  • Cleansing & Purification Ceremonies
  • Sace / Ses Ceremonial Tray
  • Navjote, Sudreh Pooshi. Initiation
  • Sudrah/Sudre and Kusti/Kushti
  • Jashan / Jashne - Thanksgiving Ceremonies
  • Marriage »
    • Overview, Customs, Divorce
    • Indian Weddings
    • Yazdi Iranian Weddings
    • Modern Iranian Weddings
  • Funeral Customs »
    • Fate of the Soul. Eschatology
    • Death Ceremonies
    • Methods. Towers of Silence
    • Ossuaries
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• Festivals. Calendar
  • New Year - Nowruz »
    • Overview
    • Pre-Nowruz Festivities
    • Nowruz Day Table & Customs
  • Fire of Spring - Omar Khayyam
  • New Year's Eve - Pateti
  • Gahambar / Gahanbar
  • Jashne Sadeh @ Fire & Light
  • Jashne Tirgan @ Grid
  • Jashne Yalda @ Grid
  • Annual Festivals Calendar
  • Calendar »
    • Overview & Organization
    • 365-Day Calendar Grid
    • Monthly Calendar Grids
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• References
  • Strabo
  • Herodotus »
    • Herodotus' Histories
    • Herodotus on Persians
    • Herodotus on Scythians
  • Xenophon »
    • Xenophon' Anabasis
    • Xenophon' Cyropaedia
  • Ptolemy Bk. 6
  • The Persians by Aeschylus
  • Martin Haug on Zoroastrianism
    • Essays: History,Grammar,Avesta (pdf)
    • Lecture: Yasna 45 (pdf)
  • Jackson's Persia Past Present (pdf)
  • R. C. Zaehner on Zurvan »
    • Varieties of Zurvanism
    • Classical Zurvanism
    • Zurvan
  • Friedrich Nietzsche »
    • Thus Spake Zarathushtra (text)
    • Thus Spake Zarathushtra videos
  • Parsees: National Geographic 1905
  • Darmesteter Introduction
  • Sykes' History of Persia »
    • Sykes' History of Persia Vol 1 (pdf)
    • Sykes' History of Persia Vol 2 (pdf)
  • Markham's History of Persia (pdf)
  • Rawlinson: 7 Great Monarchies
  • Ragozin: Media Babylon Persia
  • Map Gallery
  • Historic Ages. Categories of Time
  • Links
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• Ancient Healing
  • Baresman (Barsom)
  • Haoma (Hom)
  • Persian Gardens
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• Shahnameh
  • Ferdowsi & His Work
  • Shahnameh's Characters
  • The Heroes - Story in Brief
  • Shahnameh in English
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• Contact