Yasht

Japanese: Yasht
Yasht

…(3) Vīdēvdāt (Book of Exorcism): A book of religious law equivalent to the Old Testament's Leviticus, but containing chapters on the legendary king Yima and his Golden Age. (4) Yasht: A doxology dedicated to 21 deities. Its contents are older than the Ghasa, and contain myths from the common Indo-Iranian period dating back to the 2nd millennium BCE. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Yasht" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(3)ビーデーブダートVīdēvdāt(《除魔書》) 旧約聖書の《レビ記》に相当する宗教法の書であるが,伝説上の王イマYimaとその黄金時代に関する章などが含まれている。(4)ヤシュトYasht 21の神格に捧げられた《頌神書》。内容的にはガーサーより古い,前2千年紀にさかのぼるインド・イラン共通時代の神話が見られる。…

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