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how p. may obtain a livelihood, 18, 37, 209; merit of a good p., 37, 153-5; about precedence among p. 260 sq.; the Zôti and assistant p. at of different knowledge, at a sacred the renovation, 37, 261 sq. and n.; feast, 18, 155-9; creation of the high-p., the tongue of a spiritual
shape of the fire-p.,' 18, 198, 198 lord, 37, 282 sq.; maintained by the n.; accusations against p., 18, 354 husbandmen, 37, 286; instruction sq. and n.; good work of keeping only by p., 37, 314; wealth necessary p. in food and clothing, 18, 422; for maintaining p., 37, 319 sq., enthe glory of the p., that cannot be larging the priestly assembly, 37, seized, 23, 7 n., 1 sq., min., 19, 322 sq.; triumph over apostates, 37, 286, 297-302, 309 ; Ahura Mazda 328 sq.; men and sheep to be kept called Athravan, 23, 27; Zarathus- as property through a p., 37, 3:2; intrôtema, chief of p., 23, 149, 149 n.; dicate the way to yonder world, 37, the Zarathustrian's duty with re- 335; predominance of high-p., 37, gard to p., 23, 330 sq., 331 1.; kind 339 ; praise of priestly-controlled regard for the good, i. e. the p., a action, 37, 343; rulers exist for good work, 24, 27; authority of p. maintaining p., 37, 409 ; tithe to and kings requisite for inflicting the p. and king, 37, 425, 443, 457; punishment of death, 24, 267; sins their fate at the collapse of the made high-p. necessary, 24, 268; sovereignty of Iran, at the end of p. and relations appoint an adopted millennium, 47, 92 sq., 96; benefison for a childless man, 24, 280; cence of p., 47, 100; necessary for for each man an angel is stationed the care and propitiation of the earth, on the right-hand side, and two 47, 162. See also Magi, and Society. angels for the p., 24, 283; Gâdangôi (e) DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF ceremony to be performed for p. PARSI P. and high-p., 24, 285 sq., 285 n. ; The Ratu and Sraoshâ-varez preevery man of fifteen years must take scribe penalties, 4, 57 sq. and n., a high-p., whom he must obey, 24, 92 ; names of the different p. en288-90; no good work possible un- gaged in the sacrifices, 4, 65, 65 n., less ordered by a high-p., 24, 290; 80 ; the Ratu directs the funerals, parents and p. must not be dis- 4,98 ; Athravan says prayer, 4, 100; tressed, 24, 301 sq. ; 37, 483; gar- have to undergo the Barashnûm ments, as gifts for a departed soul, purification before the sacrifice, 4, to be given to p., 24, 351 sq.; 122 sq.; punishment of the cleanser Pahlavi must be taught to p. only, who does not know the rites of 24, 360 ; Gaini would beguile both cleansing, 4, 134-6; implements fire-p. and Haoma, 31, 243; chief used by p., 4, 172 sq., 193 sq.; the of fire-p.invoked, 31, 251 sq. ; the p. officiating out of his house, 4, Zaotar, Havanan, Atarevakhsha, and 305-1; women and children as other p., worshipped, 31, 383, 385; assistant-p., 4, 307-9, 307 n., 327, difference of sin in p., 37, 46; as 339, 365; 5, 332 sq., 332 n.; 37, 95; judges, 37, 54, 58, 61 sq., 67 sq., 80, the student p., 4, 311-15; duties of 195 ; law about property of p., 37, Zaotar and Raspî (assistant) p., 4, 60; priestly dwellings, 37, 118 sq.; 315-21; 5, 128, 128 n.; rites perp.and their disciples, 37, 120 sq., 145, formed by p. in a state of sin, 4, 341, 356, 368; providing a high-p. 325-7; the Frabaretar brings the 37, 148, 274; selection of high-p., libations, the Havanan prepares the 37, 166 sq. ; complaint of a high-p. Haoma, 4, 347; functions and places dying in an out-district, 37, 178, of the p. at the sacrifice, 4, 351-5; 451; loss of merit from want of a 18, 166 sq.; five dispositions of p., p., 37, 183; three grades of cere- 5, 74,74 n.; 47, 167-9; regulations monial according to the p. employed, about corpse fixed by p., 5, 94 ; 37, 192; impure recitation, when mouth-veil to be worn by p., 5, 333 not made by P., 37, 195; souls sq. ; choice of p. for purification praise the soul of a virtuous high-p.. rites, 5, 347-9, 347 n.; righteous
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