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and specially decided, and is not to be accepted from him, and the operation is not to be performed thereby, its position is then to be considered, by those steadfast in the practice of the pre-eminent religion, with the most advanced understanding and discernment, which are the thought of its true station in the religion of the Mazda-worshippers. 12. And other religious decrees, intelligently preservative of the soul, which are made known and declared from the teaching of truthful high-priests of the religion of the Mazda-worshippers, are to be suitably accepted and fulfilled. 13. And since this opinion (dâstako) of mine is, moreover, from the writing of Afarg, even about the preservation of different interpretations and different teachings, not specially owing to unobtainable statements of this shattered1 religion of the Mazda-worshippers, nor even to distress through simultaneous strife, but owing to the desire of true opinions which has existed, there is safety abundantly, but temporarily, from the scribbling of the opposing, partial, and injurious writing of that priestly man3.
CHAPTER XI.
1. For completion little is observed by me; and a man of my own, in a position of authority (sông gâh), comes with a second epistle3 for that priestly man, opposing, disputing, showing the harm, making
1 Reading hanâ giring, but it can also be read ân adarog, 'that undeceitful.'
2 Zâd-sparam.
Not Ep. II, but one which preceded it (see § 5, note).
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