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	Zurvanism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Zaehner considers this passage of the Denkard to be an ingenious misinterpretation of Yasna 30.
		That Zurvanism is altogether considered the heresy is however remarkable since the strict dualism that was implicit to the cult was more in line with the dualism alluded to in Zoroaster's own Gathas than with the polytheistic rationalizations of natural phenomena that Zoroastrianism had almost become by the end of the Achaemenid period.
		The term also appears - in conjunction with other terms for skeptics – in Denkard 3.225 and in the Skand-gumanig wizar where "one who says god is not, who are called dahari, and consider themselves to be delivered from religious discipline and the toil of performing meritorious deeds" (Shaki, 2002:587-588).
	www.tocatch.info /en/Zurvanism.htm (2988 words)

	Denkard, Book 3, chapters 414-420
		From this it will he seen that the Parsi family who repeat the name of the last month in their prayers during the five Gathic days are in the wrong.
		Be it known that the Denkard scripture is made (or written) to make the knowledge of the adorning wisdom of the faith public (to the Mazda-worshippers).
		The large sized book of the original Denkard had one thousand chapters; in spite of the subsequent additions (put in to make) those of the good faith understand (the subject-matter), "Denkard" is still retained as the name of the book.
	www.avesta.org /denkard/dk3s414.html (4362 words)

	zurvanism
		Zaehner considers this passage of the Denkard to be an ingenious misinterpretation of Yasna 30.
		That Zurvanism is altogether considered the heresy is however remarkable since the strict dualism that was implicit to the cult was more in line with the dualism alluded to in Zoroaster's own Gathas than with the polytheistic rationalizations of natural phenomena that Zoroastrianism had almost become by the end of the Achaemenid period.
		The term also appears - in conjunction with other terms for skeptics â“ in Denkard 3.225 and in the Skand-gumanig wizar where "one who says god is not, who are called dahari, and consider themselves to be delivered from religious discipline and the toil of performing meritorious deeds" (Shaki, 2002:587-588).
	www.websitewagers.co.uk /wiki/?title=Zurvanism (2904 words)

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		The source of the quotation is given as "Dínkird", which he takes to be the same as "Denkard" or "Dinkard", that is, a "Zoroastrian encyclopedia of the 9th century, A.D., rather than a work of Zoroaster".
		He is correct that the Denkard is a 9th century compilation of the preserved Zoroastrian scriptural materials, and summaries and commentaries on the contents of the Avesta.
		With regard to his comment that, in the Web version, the first 65 chapters of Book III were missing, we note that according to the Encyclopedia Iranica, the Denkard was originally divided into nine volumes of unequal importance, but the first two and the beginning of the third have been lost.
	bahai-library.com /index.php5?file=uhj_zoroastrianism_dinkird (676 words)

	Denkard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Denkard is the largest encyclopedia of Zoroastrianism.
		It was written in the 9th century and originally contained nine volumes, but the first two and part of the third are missing.
		It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/de/Denkard.htm (49 words)

	CalendarHome.com - Zoroastrian calendar - Calendar Encyclopedia
		As a result of the lack of intercalation embodied in the calendar reforms of Ardashir I, the calendar and the seasons were, over time, no long synchronized.
		In 1006, the roaming New Year's day once again coincided with the day of the vernal equinox, and it was resolved - in both India and Iran - that the Zoroastrian calendar henceforth intercalate an additional month every 120 years as prescribed by the Denkard and the Bundahishn.
		At some point between 1126 and 1129, the Parsi-Zoroastrians in India remembered to do so, and an embolismic month, named Aspandarmad vahizak (the month of Aspandarmad but with a vahizak suffix), was inserted.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /Zoroastrian_calendar.htm (1461 words)

	Denkard, Book Five: the writings of Adar Frobag
		An account of this is given in the biography of the prophet Zartosht in the 7th volume of the original Pahlavi Denkard.
		Jamasp had been instructed by Zartosht in the understanding of all things connected with the future, and in the indications of the changes to be wrought by Time, and he was thus able to foretell future events.
		In the Tarikhe Tabari and in the Denkard, the 'Saemali' country is said to be situated near Jerusalem, to which place king Loharasp had sent Reham Godarz, called by the Arabs 'Bakhtulnasar,' to propagate the God-worshipping religion.]
	www.avesta.org /denkard/dk5s.html (12477 words)

	Denkard, Book 3, chapters 229-246
		The name occurs in Yasht 5.180, where the individual referred to desires to attain to the conquest of a large kingdom, probably the conquest Turkestan, Rum and Hindustan ascribed to king Dara by the Shah-namah and the Tarikh-i Tabari.
		From the evidence of the Denkard in this volume, as well as in the preceding one, Huafrit is the name of a king who was the pioneer of a known dynasty in Iran.
		The Denkard tells us that the descendants of Huafrit and Sasan are related to one another.
	www.avesta.org /denkard/dk3s229.html (5115 words)

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		The Avestan texts as well as the Denkard provide a wealth of knowledge of Ahriman from a right hand path point of view, consider as such a veil which can only be passed through by the Great Work of initiation.
		The Denkard or Dinkart is a collection of Middle Persian writings which hold an earlier significance to the Zoroastrian religion.
		The Denkard is an ancient religious doctrine which holds a significant amount of history of the religion and its concepts including that of the enemy Ahriman.
	algol.chaosmagic.com /abyssandtabaet.htm (6211 words)

	THE ZOROASTRIAN CALENDAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		This movement led to the re-birth, in India, of the Fasli (seasonal) calendar which is followed mainly by Zoroastrians residing in Iran and in the diaspora living away from the Indian subcontinent.
		The Fasli calendar has not taken root in India because it is forbidden in the traditional Denkard, for a sixth day to be so added every four years.
		On the other hand an intercalated thirteenth month (Aspandarmad) once every 120 years has been prescribed in the Denkard thereby enabling the ritual continuity to be maintained.
	cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu /~bulsara/ZOROASTRIAN/calendar.html (1435 words)

	Iran Heritage
		Note: Of these only those in capital letters are the Gathic "Primal Principles of Life," Âzar/Âthra has been mentioned in the Gathas as the symbol of the Progressive Mentality (Spenta Mainyu), and "ap" (water) is also mentioned in the Gathic texts, but the rest are later Avestan names.
		Spring lasts from the beginning of Aries to Gemini (on about 21 March to 21 June), summer from Cancer to Virgo (on about 22 June to 22 September), autumn from Libra to Sagittarius (on about 23 September to 21 of December), and winter from Capricorn to Pisces (23 December to 20 March).
		(DENKARD (Acts of Religion), Book 3, Peshotan Dastur Behramjee Sanjana, 1900, and Greater Bundahishn, Chapter 25, Behramgore Tehmuras Anklesaria, Note by AAJ: The full texts may be read by visiting Mr.
	www.iran-heritage.org /interestgroups/timearticle5.htm (3405 words)

	An Annotated Bibliography on Zoroastrian Studies
		Written with the help of two manuscripts, k20 of the Library of the University of Copenhagen and D.H. pertaining to the library of Dastur Hoshangji Jamaspji Jamasp Asa, with a transcription of the Pahlavi text with footnotes giving the collations of these texts, and its English translation.
		Wisdom of the Sasanian Sages (Denkard VI); tr.
		The Denkard is a large compendium of varied material, totaling about 169,000 words, focusing on a defence of the Mazdayasnian faith and describes the dogma, traditions, customs, history, legends and literature of the Zoroastrians of that period.
	ignca.nic.in /bibzs002.htm (4324 words)

	hpassmbly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Hochiken Peoples Assembly- One of the largest of the Gateway sector multisystem governments, the Assembly sprawls across much of both the Atoon and Denkard subsectors and extends beyond the sector boundaries coreward into the Stars End Sector.
		Currently under the control of a powerful government led by Kalen, a charismatic dictator who seized control of Hochiken twelve years ago, the Assembly is widely viewed as one of the most serious threats to stability in the entire region.
		Most observers feel that a sector wide war with the HPA as the principal belligerent is inevitable, especially now that the Treaty of Granth has been ratified by both parties.
	members.cox.net /imperiallibrary/h/hpassmbly.html (459 words)

	On the character of the Parthian Zoroastrianism (upon some Parthian and Pahlavi sources). Summary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		According to the Pahlavi Zoroastrian book Denkard (Denkard IV.16), the revival of the Zoroastrian religious literature (Abastag ud Zand - Avesta and Zand) has begun during the rule of the Parthian Arsacid king Vologezes (Walakhsh i Ashkanan).
		The Denkard preserved also an account on the Zoroastrian priests of the Seleucid and Arsacid periods: Arezwag, Srudog-spadag, Zrayanh, Spendo-khradwo (Denkard VII.7.5-11).
		Their original names are also known from the memorial part of the Avestan Fravardin Yasht: Erezva, Sruta-spada, Zrayanha and Spento-khratu (Yasht 13.115).
	ambarts.tripod.com /files/turkmen.htm (532 words)

	Persian Mythology \| The Tin Foil Hat
		The beliefs and practices of the culturally and linguistically related group of ancient peoples who inhabited the Iranian Plateau and its borderlands, as well as areas of Central Asia from the Black Sea to Khotan (modern Ho-t'ien, China).
		Much of the information about Persian (old-Iranian) gods can be found in the religious texts from Zarathustra such as the Avesta, and in later sources such as the Boendahisjn and the Denkard.
		The original Avesta dates back to 1400 - 1200 BCE, and was kept in Istachr until Alexander the Great destroyed it.
	blog.thetinfoilhat.com /node/547 (135 words)

	DENKARD, Book 3, ch 76-79 (Sanjana, Vol 2)
		DENKARD, Book 3, ch 76-79 (Sanjana, Vol 2)
		Denkard, edited by Peshotun Dustoor Behramjee Sunjana, 1876 English translation by Ratanshah E. Kohiyar.
		The fifth (kind) is (composed of men) who have not the heart to love (the) Creator and His religion: for such men, notwithstanding the connection with sin, there is a reason for their deliverance from hell, owing to the desire (for love) having been taken away from their hearts.
	www.avesta.org /denkard/dk3s76.html (1195 words)

	Department of History Home Page
		Denkard, Book 3: Doctrines and beliefs, conduct and instructions...
		Denkard, Book 5: The writings of Adarfarnbag, son of Farroxdad -- The life of Zarathushtra, and writing about the Selamis
		Denkard, Book 9: Details of the Original Gathic Texts (Ancient Canon)...
	www.etsu.edu /CAS/HISTORY/zoroast.htm (176 words)

	Nick's Baha'i FAQ, part 3, section 5 (Zoroaster)
		And he was born of his father Pourushasp -- a descendant of (the Peshdadian King) Jamshed -- and of his mother Dukdaub.
		Although opposed by “such of Pourushasp's relatives as were addicted to sorcery and devil-worship” He eventually “won the final victory in the cause of God.
		The Denkard continues: “And when He (the Holy One) went into the presence of Ohrmazd to crave for an insight into and to accept the Faith, Ahriman, and many devils, and evil spirits came to him to frighten Him, to trouble Him, and, by fighting with Him, to crush his aspirations about the religion.
	klausjames.tripod.com /bahai3zoroaster.html (1741 words)

	dualism
		The Denkard is no doubt the greatest work of Dualist theology.
		According to Shaked, the fundamental definition of matter in the Denkard is that it is visible and tangible, of spirit that it is invisible and intangible.
		The Dualism of the Denkard and of the Doubt Dispelling Discourse thus apparently taught a kind of Platonism according to which the forms of material things existed from all eternity in an unmanifest and spiritual state.
	personal.stthomas.edu /jdkronen/dualism.html (7869 words)

	Union Académique Internationale
		The project presented to the Israel Science Foundation is part of a larger endeavour, conducted partly in Europe under the general editorship of the Pricipal Investigator of the present project.
		The books to be tackled in this place of the project are the main zand books i.e., the two parts of the Denkard (VIII and IX) which contain sumaries of the Avesta, the Pahlavi Yasna, the Bundahisn, and the primarily ritual book Zand i Xwardag Abestag, and the copus of Middle Persian epigraphy.
		In addition, a systematic collection of data from the scholarly literature on Middle Persian lexicography will also be undertaken.
	www.uai-iua.org /english/projects/proj_64_en.asp (388 words)

	Avesta
		Fortunately, we do possess a summary, which is called the Denkard (go here to read a chapter).
		Using the Denkard, the Zand and the traditions of medieval Zoroastrianism, we can reconstruct large parts of the Great Avesta.
		This is a little bit too skeptical: the Denkard and the Zand contain some very ancient traditions.
	www.livius.org /au-az/avesta/avesta.html (1725 words)

	Atar Information - Online Prescription Medication Directory
		So also Zoroaster's injunction to always pray in the presence of atar — either towards the sun, or towards their own hearths - so as to better concentrate their devotions on Asha, righteousness, and the virtue that should be striven for (Yasna 43.9, see also Boyce, 1975:455).
		Similarly, in the Denkard, Adharbad Maraspand - the Sassanid era high-priest to whom the collation of the Avesta texts is attributed - is purported to have nine measures of "unburning molten zinc" applied to his chest as proof of accuracy of the sacred texts.
		Seen chronologically, the transition from atar as a vehicle of judgement to Atar Yazata the divinity presiding over blazing fire is abrupt.
	www.prescriptiondrug-info.com /drug_information_online.asp?title=Atar (1993 words)

	Iransaga - The Heroic Age of Persia
		Much information about the ancient Iranians, their gods and the creation of their world can be found in the religious texts of the Zoroastrians, which include the Avesta and later sources such as the Bundahishn and Denkard.
		The Bundahishn or 'Creation' consists of Pahlavi (Middle Persian) translations of parts of the Avesta that no longer exist, while the Denkard gives a summary of the Avesta.
		These myths which appear in the part of the Avesta known as Yasht include some tales of very ancient pre-Zoroastrian origin, probably belonging to the pagan Indo-Iranian era.
	www.artarena.force9.co.uk /heroic.htm (422 words)

	Religious persecution under Alexander the Great
		Later, the kings of the Parthian empire ordered a search for the remains of the sacred texts.
		Here is the story, as it can be read in the Denkard.
		When king Hystaspes became relieved from the war with Ariaspes, he sent messages to other kings to accept the faith.
	www.livius.org /aj-al/alexander/alexander_t47.html (953 words)

	Zoroastrian Priest In The Avesta
		Fortunately, the Denkard in Pahlavi of 9th century CE has left us with a fairly good list of the contents of the Sassanian collection of the twenty-one Avestan nasks.
		The Vendidad says that a person, who chants certain Gathic stanzas early in the morning, would eventually advance to know "the Gathas, the Haptanghaiti, and the discussions about them," and grow into a thoughtful and artful personification of the thought-provoking message, mâñthra (Vd 18.51), the very qualifications of a good teacher.
		The Pahlavi commentaries as well as Denkard's description of Aerpatistan do not have any passages that would show the office was hereditary.
	www.zoroastrian.org /articles/Zoroastrian%20Priest%20in%20the%20Avesta.htm (7509 words)

	Vegetarianism in Zoroastrian Teachings: by Dr. Pallan R. Ichaporia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Our translation is confirmed by Shanameh where Jamshid claimed to be God and was put to death by his step brother.
		Vegetarianism is stated to be the future state of the world in Pahlavi scriptures, and Dr. Ichaporia has also proved to us that High Priest Atrupat-e Emetan in Iran in Denkard BookVI requested all Zoroastrians to be vegetarians.
		So no one can say that vegetarianism is not a zoroastrian idea, in fact it is. But if Zoroastrians want to eat meat until the time comes for them to be vegetarian, they are welcome to do so.
	tenets.zoroastrianism.com /vege33.html (486 words)

	Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia of Thelema & Magick \| Zoroaster (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The 13th section of the Avesta, the Spena Nask, the description of Zoroaster's life, has perished over the centuries.
		The biographies in the seventh book of the Denkard (9th century AD) and the Shahnama are mythic.
		It is fair to say that Zoroaster lived in the NE area of ancient Iranian territory.
	www.thelemapedia.org /index.php/Zoroaster (777 words)

	plavianleague (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Plavian League- The Plavian League is another break-away from the Galian Trade League.
		Made up of twenty-one systems, it is primarily located within the borders of the Castra subsector, but includes territory in Windfleet and a single system, Prevarren, in the Denkard subsector.
		Like the Trindel Confederacy, the League is a union of smaller states.
	members.cox.net /imperiallibrary/p/plavianleague.html (245 words)

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