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*35. On the body of man and the opinion of the world ?; 7 pages.
36. On the spiritual chieftainship of the regions of the earth; 34 pages, as in Chap. XXIX.
*37. On the Kinvad bridge and the souls of the departed; 53 pages.
*38. On the celebrated provinces of the country of Iran, the residence of the Kayâns; 5 pages.
*39. On the calamities of various millenniums happening to the country of Iran ; 83 pages .
40. On the resurrection and future existence; 6pages; see Chap. XXX.
41. On the race and offspring of the Kayâns; 84 pages, as in Chaps. XXXI-XXXIII.
42. On the computation of years of the Arabs; 24 pages; see Chap. XXXIV.
Comparing this list of contents with the text in K20, as published in Westergaard's lithographed facsimile edition, it appears that TD contains, not only fifteen extra chapters, but also very much additional matter in the chapters corresponding to Chaps. I, II, V, XVI, XXVIII, and XXXI of the translation in this volume, and smaller additions to those corresponding to Chaps. III, IV, XV, XVII, and XXXIV. The arrangement of the chapters in TD is also much more methodical than in the Indian MSS., especially with regard to Chaps. XX, XXI, XXII, and XXVII, which evidently occupy their proper position in TD; and so far as Chap. XX is concerned, this arrangement is confirmed by the insertion of its first sentence between Chaps. XIII and XIV in the Indian MSS., which indicates that the whole chapter must have been in that position in some older copy. In fact, the Indian MSS. must probably be now regarded merely as collections of
"The meaning is doubtful and must depend upon the context.
· This chapter begins with a translation of the first fargard of the Vendidad, and concludes with an account of buildings erected by various kings.
• Containing an account of the kings reigning in the various millenniums, and concluding with prophecies similar to those in the Bahman Yast,
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