Dina-we Mainog-we Khirad (or Feedback of Spirit regarding Understanding)
PAHLAVI Messages. Region I. EW Western (1880) SBE 5. Oxford: Clarendon. Which and additional amounts change surviving theological and you can judge messages (as understood on the 1880s) from Zoroastrianism, believed in order to result from Avestan messages now-lost. Translator commentary towards the of several dilemmas and uncertainties of their really works. Cards here are extremely tentative. Bundahis (or perhaps the New Design). ch. XV: 1-5 (transl. pp. 52-54), manufacturing facts, basic guy and you may very first lady, and you may a tree “whose good fresh fruit are the latest 10 styles of man” – with note to XV: 30 (pp. 59-60) where footnote 6 covers 10 styles of ‘monsters’, remembering legends away from unusual races in the Asia. Mention and additionally racial differentiation inside ch. XXIII: 1-2 (p. 87), today grossly unpleasant. ch. II: 97, fnt.5 (p. 270), definitions away from ‘armest’, and ‘lame hvorfor gifter hvite menn seg med Spansk kvinner, crippled, immobility’. V: 1-2 (pp. 290-91) ways stages out-of children’s obligations getting completely wrong chatter while in the prayer go out: doing five years, zero fault; out of five to seven, e with the father; 7 so you can fifteen, deeper number of youth’s obligation. V: 7 (pp. 292-93) reasons deaf and dumb individual that never build best response to prayers. VI: 1-dos, “New deaf and dumb and you will powerless” (‘armest’: footnote dos offers likely meaning right here, “an idiot, or insane individual”), even in the event off correct conduct and feeling, “is actually struggling to carrying out a great works”. X: thirty five (p. 332), a woman was fit for specific priestly commitments certainly one of women; footnote 6 cites Avestan passageway in which “people lady who isn’t feeble-minded” is capable of doing some priestly responsibilities to have students.
PAHLAVI Texts. Region II. Brand new Dadistan-i Dinik and Epistles of Manuskihar, transl. EW Western (1882) SBE 18. Oxford: Clarendon. Dadistan-we Dinik (otherwise Religious Views away from Manuskihar young man from Yudan-Yim, Dastur from Pars and Kirman, A.D. 881). ch. LXII: cuatro, toward genetics, appears to suggest that an excellent young buck (or their partner) “that is blind both in sight, or crippled [armest – select prior annotation] in both feet, or maimed both in their give” receives twice the fresh show from a ready-bodied young man, a variety of self-confident discrimination presumably based on need. Epistles off Manuskihar. Epistle II, ch. I: 13 (p. 329), ref. to help you “Zaratust this new clubfooted (apafrobd)”. Footnote 2 suggests a current person named Z., “who had endeavoured so you can conceal new deformity one disqualified him” about high priesthood. Discover and Addition (p. xxvi). Appendix. III, toward meaning of Khvetuk-Das, ‘next-of-kin marriage’. p. 407 revealing dangers of divorce, states “vice and you can con and the agony of deformity” since the flaws that may covertly feel associated with a person.
Shayast La-Shayast (or even the Best and you may Improper)
PAHLAVI Messages. Part III. Dina-we Mainog-we Khirad; Sikand-Gumanik Vigar; Unfortunate Dar, transl. EW West (1885) SBE 24. Oxford: Clarendon. Ch. XV: 1-6 and footnote 2 (p. 42), identifies “brand new poorest and more than remote (armesttum) person” (come across before annotation into ‘armest’) just who maintains sincerity in the thought, term and deed, will have a good work imputed so you’re able to your in the event incapable of indeed performing such as really works. Ch. XXVI: 4-six, (p. 56), the brand new blind person who enjoys reached training and you can insights “is going to be considered as sound-eyed”. XXXVII: thirty six (p. 75), blessedness of just one “which provides rooms rooms for the sick and you can secluded [‘armest’] and you may buyers”. Sikand-Gumanik Vigar (and/or Doubt-Dispelling Reason). V: 63-64 (p. 144), in the event the a watch, ear canal, nostrils, limb etcetera was disabled, one of many other body organ is not any substitute. X: 64 (p. 170), mention of “manual gestures” certainly ways that Zoroaster preached and you will sure King Gustasp. XII: 64-70 (p. 207), loss of sight numbers with dark, ignorance etcetera in a listing of “demoniacal distinct features”. Sad Dar of your own Hundred or so Victims. Ch. LXIV: 2-5 (pp. 326-27), penalties to own thieves include amputation away from ear canal and you can (at 3rd offence) away from right hand, plus an excellent and you will jail sentence.