Avesta Avesta The Avesta is a collection of the sacred texts of ancient Persia belonging to the Zoroastrian religion. They are preserved in two languages: the more ancient, in the Avestan language, the oldest attested Iranian language still very closely related to Sanskrit and the younger texts in Pahlavi, a Middle Iranian language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Avesta"
Avestan (avesta) is an Eastern Old Iranian language that was used to compose the hymns of the Zoroastrian holy book, the Avesta. Iranian languages are part of the Indo-Iranian Language group which includes the Indo-Aryan languages such as Sanskrit. The Indo-Iranian language group is the major eastern branch of the Indo-European languages. ...more on Wikipedia about "Avestan language"
The Gathas (Sanskrit - "tale" or "long story") form the oldest part of Avesta, the holy scripture of the Zoroastrian religion, traditionally believed to have been composed by Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) himself. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gathas"
In the Avesta, reference is made to seven karshvar ( Modern Persian keshvar), climes or zones, organizing the world map into a seven-storied ziggurat representing the cosmic mountain. The world is referred to as the haft keshvar. The word has also been translated as "region", "state" or " continent". ...more on Wikipedia about "Karshvar"
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