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(c) IN IRAN.
Disposal of the dead, carrying the corpse to the Dakhma, its exposure to dogs and birds, 4, lxiv, lxxvii sq., lxxvii n., 74 sq., 75 n., 97-9; 5, 247-50, 247 sq. n.; 18, 34-44, 34 n., 35 n., 44 n., 161, 161 n.; 24, 16, 16 n., 329, 335 sq.; 37, 108, 157, 159; mortal sin of burning (cooking) or burying the corpse, 4, Ixxv-lxxvii, lxxvii n., lxxxvi sq., 7, 9, 9 n., 103, 113, 113 n., 189, 189 n., 265, 271; 5, 204; 23, 80; 24, 29; 31, 318; 37, 154, 159 sq., 256; tears and wailing for the dead sinful, 4, 6; 24, 29, 29 n., 358 sq.; the Harôyu leave the house where a man died for nine days or a month, 4, 6, 6 n.; tears shed for the dead make the river which prevents the crossing of the Kinvat bridge, 4, 6 n.; let no man by himself carry a corpse, 4, 26 sq., 268; to carry a corpse, before thé Sag-dîd has been performed, is a mortal sin, 4, 27, 27 n.; 37, 153 sq.; punishments for burying the corpse of a dog or of a man, 4, 32 sq.; disposal of the dead during winter when it is not possible to take them to the Dakhma, 4, 49, 53 sq., 96 sq., 96 n.; he who has not, within a year, laid the dead on the Dakhma, incurs the same penalty as for murder, 4, 54; no clothing must be wasted on the dead, 4, 66, 66 n., 81, 102 sq., 102 n.; 5, 340 sq., 341 n.; 24, 272 sq.; 37, 108, 157; the three nights' celebration for the departed, offerings of cakes and clothing, and ceremonial of Srôsh, 4, 89 n.; 5, 315, 315 n., 352, 382-4, 383-5 n.; 18, 58-63, 173, 173 n., 237-42, 237 n., 238 n.; 24, 351 sq.; 37, 183, 183 n., 205, 471, 477; purification of the house, where a man has died, 4, 95 sq. and n.; purification, by the Sag-did, of the ways along which the corpse has been carried, 4, 99102; how long the Upaman (impurity after death) lasts for different relatives, 4, 148-54; sacrifice to the fire, and libations to the good waters for the dead, 4, 149-54, 149 n.; dog made to gaze at the corpse, Sag-dîd, 4, 160 n., 161 n.; 5, 245
sq., 259 sq., 259 n., 261 n., 262 sq., 267, 319, 332; 18, 42, 42 D.; 24, 335 sq.; washing and clothing the dead forbidden, 5, 204; consecrating the sacred cakes in the corpse chamber, 5, 205, 205 n.; ceremonies necessary for the welfare of the departed soul, 5, 294 sq., 295 n.; 18, 237, 237 n., 421, 421 n.; due ceremonies to be performed for the sinner who has been executed, 5, 307 sq., 308 n.; presentation of holy-water to the nearest fire after death, 5, 341 sq.; burying the dead a discomfort to the earth, 5, 361, 361 n.; whose duty it is to order the ceremonies after a death, 18, 184, 184 m., 187; not to be performed for heinous sinners, 18, 219; the Sîrôzah recited in honour of the dead, 23, 2; sacred cake consecrated for the benefit of the soul, 24, 272 sq.; walking after the bier a good work, 24, 273; search must be made where a corpse is supposed to be buried, 24, 294 sq.; to be performed for a child of seven, 24, 310; why meat should not be eaten for three days after a death in the house, 24, 341 sq.; the Avesta must be recited and ceremonial performed for the dead, 24, 358 sq.; burial and cremation of the dead not forbidden in the Mazdaism of Darius, 31, xxxi sq., xxxi n., xxxiii sq.; sheep slaughtered after the 'three nights,' 37, 99, 99 n.; announcing the name of the deceased, 37, 487. See also Death (c), and Impurity. Future Life.
(a) In Zoroastrianism. (6) In Brahmanism. (c) In Buddhism. (d) In Islâm.
(e) In Chinese religions. (a) IN ZOROASTRIANISM.
Zoroastrian belief in resurrection, f. 1., and future rewards and punishments, 4, Ixi, Ixiv, lxvii; 31, xx; 37, 193; the soul of the wicked driven away from paradise, 4, 51, 51 n.; retribution of sins and good works in hell and heaven, 4, 61 n., 115-19, 133, 209, 218-20, 270 sq.; 18, 23-5, 23 n., 30-8, 44-9, 53-8, 63-74, 76, 121, 137-41, 150 sq.,
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