Zend Avesta Part 02

SR No.: 007672
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: James Darmesteter
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1883
Total Pages: 2221
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 41 MB

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DÎNKARD, BOOK IV.
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not capable of bringing about so much acquirement and manifestation of knowledge, for the advantage and open duty of the worldly existence, as is in the recitation of a priestly master through much investigation, and is abundantly well-considered. 34. And if we command, with the utmost solicitude, the proper consideration of the Avesta and Zand of the primitive Magian statements (Magôi-gobisno), which are more humbly observant, better disposed, good, and ever renewed ineffacedly, as well as an increase of acquirement worthily therefrom, for the knowledge of those of the world, there is no necessity of first acquiring the quality of creation from the creator, by those who are worldly existences, for understanding the creator and the marvellousness of the spiritual existences; or all necessity of acquiring is said to be longing through scanty knowledge.
35. 'They who are a counterpart (aêdùnðih) of manifestation from the religion and even through the resemblance there is a possibility of the existence of understanding are mentioned as effecting proper consideration (hQ-sikal-gar); and he who has to exhibit enlightenment (rôshano) through knowledge, has to maintain acquaintance with the religion. 36. And since the origin of every knowledge is the religion, alike through spiritual power, and alike through worldly manifestation, that which any one has wisely spoken-even though not considered by him as similarly beheld (ham-dido) by any Avesta declaration-is still then accounted as a manifestation from the religion, whose business is
1 Assuming that pê dâkîh-inîdarîh stands for pêda kînidârih. [37]
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