Text of Confucianism Part 02

SR No.: 007676
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: James Legge
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1882
Total Pages: 2405
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 43 MB

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DÂDISTÂN-Î DÎNÍK.
(pêsdâ dở) like Hôshang', he who is a smiter of the demon like Takhmôrup ?, he who is full of glory like Yim, he who is full of healing like Frédûn, he who has both wisdoms + like the righteous Mânûskihar", he who is full of strength like Keresâspo, he who is of a glorious race like Kai-Kavad", he who is full of wisdom like Aôshầnar 8. 36. He who is noble is like Siyâvasho, he who is an eminent doer (avarkâr) like Kai-Khûsrði 10, he who is exalted like Kal-Vistâsp 1, he who is completely good like the righteous Zaratûst 12, he who arranges the world like Peshyôtand 13, he who is over the religion (dinô
See Chap. II, 10 for this and the following three names. ? He is said to have kept the evil spirit thirty years as a steed (see Râm Yt. 12, Zamyâd Yt. 29, Mkh. XXVII, 22).
* Here written Gîm.
• Instinctive wisdom and that acquired by experience (see Chap. XL, 3).
6 Av. Manuskithra; the descendant of Frêdun, in the eleventh generation, who overthrew the usurpation of the collateral branches of his family, and restored the Iranian line of the Pêsdâdian dynasty in his own person (see Bd. XXXI, 12-14, XXXIV, 6).
• See Chap. XVII, 6.
? Av. Kavi Kavata; the first king of the Kayânian dynasty (see Bd. XXXI, 24, 25, XXXIV, 7).
& Probably the Av. Aoshnara, mentioned in Af. Zarat., along with several of the other names, in a passage somewhat similar to that in our text. The name here can also be read Aash-khûr.
• Av. Kavi Syâ varshân; the son of king Kai-Kalls and father of king Kaf-Khûsrôi, but he did not reign himself. He is said to have formed the settlement of Kangdes (see Chap. XC, 5, Bd. XXXI, 25, Byt. III, 25, 26).
10 See Chap. XXXVI, 3.
11 Av. Kavi Vistâspa, Pers. Gustásp; the fifth king of the Kayânian dynasty, who received the religion from Zaratûst. His father, the fourth king, was of collateral descent from the first king (see Bd. XXXI, 28, 29, XXXIV, 7).
13 The great apostle of the Parsis (see Chap. II, 10). 13 Av. Peshôtanu; a son of Kai-Vistâsp, who is said to be
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