Maneck Fardoonji Kanga
(1908-1988), Parsi scholar of Zoroastrianism and Iranian languages. See KANGA, MANECK FARDOONJI.
- CAMA ORIENTAL INSTITUTE
CAMA ORIENTAL INSTITUTE (K. R. Cama Oriental Institute), a research institute in Bombay established in memory of the Parsi orientalist,…
- BARSOM
BARSOM (Av. barəsman),sacred twigs that form an important part of the Zoroastrian liturgical apparatus. The word barsom is the Middle…
- AXT
AXT (Av. Axtya), a sorcerer and, according to Zoroastrian tradition, a vehement, early opponent of the Religion. He was defeated…
- ASTWIHĀD
ASTWIHĀD (Av. Astō.vīδōtu, lit. “he who dissolves the bones, bone-breaker, divider of the body”), the demon of death in the…
- AŠŌ-DĀD
AŠŌ-DĀD, Zoroastrian (Pazend) term for the remuneration to a priest for his services. The word means “what is given to…
- ĀŠIRVĀD
ĀŠIRVĀD, “blessing, benediction” (Skt. āśīr-vāda) in Gujarati (called payvand-nāma in Persian), a set of prayers and admonitions recited by the…
- AIWYǠŊHANA
AIWYǠŊHANA, Avestan term “wrapping round, girdle” (from the root yāh, OInd. yās “to put on, wrap,” AirWb., col. 948); it…
- ĀFRĪNAGĀN
ĀFRĪNAGĀN, a term for one of the outer Zoroastrian liturgical services and for the specific Avestan prayers which accompany it….
- ADRĀVVŪN
ADRĀVVŪN, Gujarati term for the Parsi betrothal ceremony (in Persian nāmzadī). Matches are generally arranged by the parents with the…
- ABZŌN
ABZŌN, Middle Persian term meaning “prosperity, increase” in Zoroastrianism. The Avestan word spənta (usually translated as “holy” or “bountiful”) implies…