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SIKAND-GÛMÂNÎK VIGÂR.
CHAPTER 1.
1. In the name of Allharmazd, the lord, the greatest and wise, (the all-ruling, all-knowing, and almighty, (2) who is a spirit even among spirits, (3) and from his self-existence, single in unity, was the creation of the faithful. 4. He also created, by his own unrivalled power, the seven supreme archangels ,] all the angels of the spiritual and worldly existences, (5) and the seven worldly characteristics? which are man, animals, fire, metal, earth, water, and plants.
6. And man was created by him, as a control of the creatures, for the advancement of his will. 7. From him likewise cames at various times, through
1 The passage in brackets is omitted in several Pahl. MSS., many of which commence at this point, but it is found in K28, BM, and others, and also in the Pâz. MSS. and Sans. version. The first epithet, all-ruling,' which it contains is likewise omitted in a few Pâz. MSS., while others add a further laudatory passage at that point, which is evidently a modern interpolation. The seven archangels include Adharmasd himself (see Bd. I, 26 n).
So in the Pahl. MSS. and Sans, version, and also in MH19 and PB3, which latter follows the oldest Paz. MS. (AK) very closely; but 88 1-16 have been lost from AK itself. Several other Paz. MSS. substitute 'creations.'
So understood by Nêryôsang, but the original Pahlavi could have been translated by he likewise sent,' because the Huzvāris yatand, 'came,' and sedrund, sent,' are written alike...
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| SR No. | 007677 |
| Book Title | Saddharma Pundarika |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | H Kern |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1884 |
| Total Pages | 2546 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 46 MB |