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CONTENTS.
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64. The origin of Gâyômard, Mashyâih, and Mashyâyốih , 197 65. The origin of next-of-kin marriage . . . . 199 66. Regarding the cost of religious rites, and whether a priest's
fees can be reduced when others will take less. . 67. The cause of the rainbow . . . . . . 68. The cause of the phases of the moon. 69. The cause of eclipses . . . 70. The causes of river-beds .
213 71. What things happen through destiny, and what through
exertion . . . . . . . . 214 72. The seven heinous sinners, and the necessity of avoiding
him who commits unnatural intercourse . . . 216 73. Whether the stench of such intercourse reaches the sky. 220 74. Whether that stench disturbs the archangels . . 221 75. Whether the angels raise such a sinner from the dead at
the resurrection . . . . . . . 222 76. Whether it be a good work to kill such a sinner, .223 77. Why such intercourse is a heinous sin . .
. 224 78. Why adultery is heinous, and how one can atone for it. 227 79. The sin of not repeating the full grace before drinking
(when one is able to do so), and how one can atone
for it . . . . . . . . . 233 8o. Regarding him who does not order ceremonies . . 237 81. About the ceremonies for the living soul . . 82. About hin who pays for ceremonies and him who takes
the money without performing them . . . 242 83. Whether a priest must undertake all religious rites . 244 84. Whether gifts to the priesthood for ceremonies can be
diminished or increased . . . . . . 245 85. The advantages of increasing such gifts
. 246 86. The harm of diminishing such gifts .
248 87. Why it is good to give such gists . . . . 249 88. About the cost of religious rites in Pârs . . . 250 89. Whether when a man has once resolved to go into
Pârs, with gifts for the priesthood, it be lawful for him to send another man with the gifts .
254 go. The seven immortal rulers in the region of Khvanîras
before the coming of the good religion. . . 255 91. The nature and material of the sky ,
. . 259 92. The course and benefit of the water of Arekdvisûr 262
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