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given in the sacred books of the Jews, who
having been freed from captivity by Cyrus
the Great and the Achemanian kings, were
given royal patronage to rebuild their
places of worship and to rehabilitate their
own religion. The Torat therefore has a
revered place for these Persian kings, who
living as true ' Zarathushtrians showed the
ed. The late K. R. Cama was the first to
point this -out, yet we as a community have
done little to get this erroneous date of 600
B.C; corrected by the Westerners, particularly
the publishers of encyclo^dias and diction
aries. It is atleast gratifying to note that the
Encyclopedia America gives the date as
earlier than 2000 B.C. The Encyclopedia
Britanieh persists in the error.
This date of Zarathushtra is arrived at
from the chronological list of kings and the
duration of their reigns given as under:
virtues of charity and tolerance which have
always been the halmark of Zoroastrianism.
This list of kings with their dates from
history is compared with the Pahaiavi list
in the accompanying table. The error is
obvious.
Name
Alexander
Darai Dara
Darai
Humai
Vohuman
Kai-JV^riita^
Ruled for years
14 years
14 years
12 years
30 years
112 years
120 years
The error is obvious in yet another way.
Because Firdoshi relied heavily on the
chronology, i^f the Bundahe^^ therefore 1^
too has niixed up the Achimihians witli th^^
Kianians and as a result Cyrus the
one cd t^e greatest Persian kings, finds t?®
6• 0
I
fck.
tasp of Avesta was of the Kiahian
dynasty.
(iv) Their genealogy ddes not tally with
the Kianian genealogy.
(v) There, is a great difference in the
names of the countries mentioned
in the Avesta and in the Cuniform
inscriptions
*
We therefore conclude that King Vish-
tasp, the Kianian, did not rule in the period
617-498 B.C. and hence Zarathushtra who
lived and taught during the reign of the
Kianian King Vishtasp could not live
in the period of 600 B.C. The date of 600
B.C. is impossible and untenable on all these
considerations.
mentioned this important
Yet another and in my opinion the most
significant evidence for rejecting the date
eaO B.C. as completely false, is the -writings
of the Greek: historians. The evidences we
have so far ^xamined, though completely
sound, are y^ circumstantial, because no
where is Zafathushtra mentioned by name
him.
other
know-
A^soj this .great king Cyrus who has
chronicled some of the major events of his
time in the inscriptions makes no mention
of Zarathushtra. If the propagation of the
Zarathushtrian religion was so close Cyrus
would have
event.
Besides these aspects, the language of
the Cuneiform inscriptions is so different
from that of Avesta, let alone that of the
Gathas. From philological considerations,
the scholars are unanimous that changes of
such magnitude cannot take place in a lan
guage within 300 years, but that atleast a
couple of thousand years must have elapsed
before the language of the Avesta
could have transformed into the Old Per
sian of the Cuneiform.
This is particularly important because
the language of the Gathas —the hymns of
the prophet Zarathushtra himself —is consi
dered by the philosophical scholars as
being the very old Avest, whereas —
the Avesta language of the Yashts „ _
A etc. is considered to be the later Avesta. some specific date assigned to
Henqe on this basis a still greater time dif
ference would exist between the language
of the Gathas, that is the language of the jgdge of Iran from travels, while chronicl-
time of Zarathushtra and the language of : . the history of Persia mention Zarathu- .
Cuneiform as used by Cyrus in 536—528 B.C. ¦ -
and his descendants upto about 350 B.C.
Another aspect which has added some
Avesta language of
The early Greek historians on the
hand, who had extensive personal
h if
shtra as the prophet of ancient Iran and
give us his date. These early historians
______________ ____ lived in the period 400 B.C. to 200 B. C. and
confusion is the reading of the names in the hence came very close in the time scale,
Cuneiform inscription His—tasp and Vish-
tasp. The former having been read wrongly
for the latter, the mistake is made of identi
fying Achaeminian Vishtasp with the Kiariian
Vistasp in whose reign Zarathushtra ffourish-
ed. These two Vishtasps are very different
. persons is obvious from the following facts:
(i) The language of the Avesta and
Cuneiform are different.
(ii) The Vishtaspa of Avesta ruled in
Balkh —eastern part of Persia, the
Vishtaspa of Cueiform ruled in
Pars —the Western part of Persia.
(iii) The kings of the Cuniform have
themselves stated that they are of
the Achiminian dynasty. The Vish-
the era Of Zarathushtra is taken as 600 B.C.
They therefore could be expected to give
us a correct rendering of events —^particu
larly important events in Iranian history
like the advent and spread of Zarathus-
trianism —which is supposed to have taken
place only about 200 years before their
time. Vet consistently the Greek historians
nearest to this alleged period of 600 B.C.,
give us a date of 6200 to 6,400 B.C. Aristotle
for example gives us a precise date of 6,348
These great historians all could not
6.C. ' „
be that confused and that wrong to say
that an event which is supposed to have
taken place only 200 years before, their
time, as having happened 6000 years ago.
A similar reference places the era of Zara-
7thushtra as i _
which took place as is well known in fully substantiate them. ”
- - — The date Of 600 B.Ci is therefore abso-
6000 years before the Trojan shall see later the recent scientific findi^
"War, which took place as is well known in fully substantiate th pm
about -400'B;C. In my opinion the dates The date of 600 B.C is therefore abso-
given by these early Greek historians should lutely wrong and must be discarded
be given a greater weightage, for as we (To be continued) * be given a greater weightage, for as we
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Our Lost Scriptures S.O.S.
By DASTURJI KHURSHED DABU
and that is a later addition. If we shall go
into that mood we shall probably lose some
thing further. Quite frequently our, wor
shippers ask us to instruct them as towhat
more . can be omitted from the Khorde-Avasta so
that they can leave off that section of it.
True enough if you look at a Khorde-Avesta
in actual use for some time on inspection
you will see major part of the latter half
of the book unopened, intact. This trepd
is dangerous because such carelessness is
It is likely to result in further loss of-parts of
It is so true that we realise the true
value ^of a thing after we lose it. It is a sad
tale of woes that a large part of the Nasks
(Religious Scriptures of Zoroastrianism) is
lost anti today we do not possess j
than the equivalent of about two and a half
Nasks out of a total of twenty one; and not
withstending such loss of treasure the
community is least bothered saving
the remnant. Lort wealth -may be recouped
but Ipst message of a lofty Prophet can
not be re-anacted from imagination. 7 '
for. this reason that we are unaware Of the already very small surviving literature,
total basic philosophy of our religion. We
are A^ferefore unable to decide for oursel-
ves*bh authentic grounds whether or not
such and such tenet or belief is basic to
our faith. No seriatim thought contents
of our religion are traceable as the faith is
much too old; 8(MX) years at that lost in
most part and preserved only in remnants.
Later commentaries on orginal Avasta in
later Pahelvi language have discrepancies, cordingly two sets of His menage Wdre
Non-Zoroastrian beliefs and practices have prepared on several thousand soft leather
got mixed up with pristine purity of origi
nal teachings.
is least
This trepd
Original Extent Of Our Religious
Literature
We Shan enumerate it shortly.
The message that Prophet Zoroaster
gave in the Court of King Gust asp was
ordered by the King to be preserved. Ac-
parchments, in ancient Avastan language.
Metal letters were prepared and made
red hot and pressed on a parchment and
My object in writing this article is to such branded areas were filled in with gold
beseech my community, that it should try dust. One set was kept in the Royal Palace •
to preserve what little is left of the origi
nal'as pur treasure. Only then will it be
possible for us to give our succeeding gene
rations some composite picture of our reli
gion.
and another in the Treasury Department.
As and when needed by an Aalem (a man
well versed in llm, that is art or learning)
he had access to it. Aalems could note down
or copy parts of it, for their edification and
use. According to history both the original
sets There is no room for further loss in sets were present till the conquest of
our religious literature —-no room for doubt- Iran by Alexander. In the in-
ing Thomases to waver on the authenticity terval during the reigns of Kyanian, Assy-
of this writing and that writing and that
tips belongs to prior period and that .be- these collections were present. Sikandar
longs to later one —that this is original part (Alexander) in a state of intoxication set
Alexander.
rian, Median, and Hakhamanian dynasties
these collections were present.
9t
fire to the Royal Palace in which one set
was charred and the other set preserved in
the Treasury Department was carried away
by Greeks as loot. What survived was just
that which the Dharmagurus knew by
heart or had copied from the original. This
was followed soon by the reigns of zYska-r
nian and Parthian dynastis. During
that period Avasta language ceased to be
spoken and the language then current
along the frontier (PAHALU) of Iran gra- in this ceremony and Dastoors and Mobeds
dually gained ground and became have them by heart (Haiti). Any coriSplete
the language of frontier people (Pahalvi). volume by itself a volume of Gathas ; has
It is Almighty ’s unfathomable device that never been found. Gathas known to us are
there never was or will be any group of only as part of Yajeshne.
people in which its hundred percent per
sons are evil or good —^no matter whatever
t^e environmental influences prevailing, which the following make GATHAS:
There were some good and noble minded
officers amongs the conquerors who picked
out here and there bits of the great litera-
rature and handed them over to the Zoroa-
strians.- Non-Zoroastrian influences may
have entered thus.
YESHTS were found preserved in Badhan-
Nask. •
When «)me members of the community
give unique and singular high position to
Gathas only they must realise that major
part of Gathas are not preserved. Its frag
ments in existence are available only in
parts in Yajeshne, wherein they- are pre
served because they are constantly in use
Yajeshne has 72 Haa or paragraphs of
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After a lapse of many years the Parsi
King-Ardashar Babekan established the
Kingdom which continued as Sassanian
dynasty. Dastoor Tonser of that period
. collected and re-set the scattered fragments
of our religious lore and made out of
them 21 Nasks (Volumes) of ancient teach
ings. Of these seven volumes were
DAATIC—-pertaining to law, legal, regal,
social, economic and. spiritual.
AHUNAVAITI GATHA = Haa 28 to 24
of Yajeshne.
USHTAVAPTI GATHA - Haa 43 to ¦ 46
of Yajeshne.
SPENTA MAINYU GATHA
to 50 of Yajeshnei
VOHU-XSHATHRA G^H^ = .liaa 51
only of Yajeshne.
VAHISHTA-ISHTI GATHA
only of Yajeshne.
Hai 47
Haa 51
Second group of seven volumes becond group of seven volumes were
GATHIC——-Pertaining to songs.
The third group of seven volumes are:-
HADH-MATHRIC^treating of
ceremonials, and litanies which could be
made use of in prayers and offerings.
Despite separate preparation of 21 Nasks
people were not able to make much use of
them as their language was obsolete even
then. People first lost interest and then
lost numbers —but short summary of each
of the 21 Nasks is preserved in DINKARD.
Date of Dinkard if determined would he
proof positive of the fact that at the time ,
of the preparation of Dinkard 21 Nasks
rituals, must have been in existence.
part.
During the period the Europejinfr^ ent
ered Iran, the study, of Nasks was limited
VANDIDAD is the re-arranged DAATIC only to a small group of scholarly-Mobeds.
Christian influence began to operate ^effec
tively so much so that King Shahpur II
*
Yj^J^SHNE, compiled during this time, was drifting towards conversion. * But for-
tunately for Zoroastrian religion it had contains* the existing fragments of the tnnately for Zoroastrian religion it had
GATHIC parts. stalwart in the person of Dastur Adarbad.
10The Christian priests were amazed b^ his
exti^rdinary mj^terfSilk perforhiances al-
mo^^6Wip^?tb iha^c. Dasturji Adartad
just^ ’saw ihrbu^ it, that only if Avastan
litef^ure was translated into the then cur
rentlanguage, could Zoroastrian faith be
stabilised in the heart and mind of people.
His translations are also missing but
They are popular amongst our scholar^ only.
"4
Real solid and useful contribution for
use of the community is made ’ by indefati
gable efforts of our own Dastoors. It is
really they who have by dint of- patience,
perseverance and persistence despite poor
financial and library resources have trans
lated our originals from Avasta, Pahelvi,
Arabic and later Persian and kept alive
the spirit and understanding of the basic
tenets and teachings of our religion. Really
they are the scholars who put - European
scholars on way. European students who
later became scholars of our religion learnt
their lore at the feet of our Dastoor Gurus.
own Dastoors.
! now
elements in
some
His translations are also missing but the
fragments available have therein defects of
nev/'influences. Old Avastan words haye
acquired new meanings and dropped origi
nal i^ySfic sense. There are some urideter-
mined Pahalvi writings. It is surmised that
they have been compiled from the
lost Nasks. The common tl,..—
Chithra-daat and Bundahesh and
Nasks suggest above guess being probable
but in any case the original inner essence
is distorted. Gao, the symbolic presentation
of the ‘living world ’ has become Gosht and
as that creates an impression of Cow Sacri
fice, That was the then prevalent practice, change. Our pet fallacy is that our prayers
Instead of putting Angre-Mainyu as the are in a language of the remote past
opposite of Spenta-Mainyu they put Ahura not in current use. That way even Sanskrit
Mazdd in Opposition. Sb called Dualism in i--- 1
Zoroastrianism is perhaps of this erroneous spoken only in limited areas of Mohamedan
origin.
I
! to a
what little
The Parsi Community must come
decision and save and rescue ’—..
is still left. Our entire mentality has to
are
is not the language in daily use. Arabic is
world yet all over the Islam world Koran
is-recited and read in its original Arabic.
! The Jews have retained their ancient ian-
their outlook guage. Latin and Greek come in the study
- -
It is not the
The conquering hordes of Arabs were
nomadic and primitive in '
and completely bare of any sound cultural of the Bible and students in Christian world
bases and background. The ‘meaning of study them as Humanities. L —
culture and civilisation was shown to them purpose of Avesta to secure money for its
by Iranians. These Arabs absorbed many students. If it was so everybody would
Iranian concepts and made several essen- have run after it. But the beauty of it all
tial changes in their concept of Islam ^d is that the Muslims of Iran have now taken
evolved a new pattern of Iranian Islamism. (
Some of the converted Zoroastrians and ancient religion of their Motherland. There
some of the Arabs also made some insignifi- ’ ’
cant contributions to Zoroastrian Literature
incorporating Arab influences. Some such bearers of this lofty faith
literattire is extinct. unconcerned. The Parsis ask what is the
It
to it because they are so keen to know the
its students increase in number everyday
whereas here the Parsis, the real torch-
are absolutely
unconcerned.
good of learning a “dead language ’*? Littje
¦ I some litera- Jq they realise that by the study of Avasta
store —important they will secure the depth of understand
ing in its ancient pristine purity; and that
makes a world of difference in their spiri
tual development, which is such a satis
fying experience. “Awake! Arise! or forever
be faUeh ”.—Time may come apathy
that even MadreSsas may have tb be lock-
After coming into India
ture was added to our
amongst them are;
KHISHTAAB
DABISTAAN
DAiSATlR
I
11Our people feel bored by long original
ex-
ed up and even a good teacher may not be a sorry plight. We have lost the art of
available. concentration and serene attention to lite
rature of the heart, ” without which one day '
No one bothers to preserve the ancient everything must collapse no matter which-
treasure. No one is concerned. There is not ever the community one belongs to by
even a single monthly journal of the com- birth,
munity. There is no sale so there is no sense
in publishing a journal —so say our scholars < _ _
and do nothing . to promote interest and works, our inclinations are more for
spread information and basic knowledge, pressions of religious sentiments than to-
if this condition persists any longer, little wards detailed study of its literature,
that is left will also be lost. At most we Under the circumstances it is better to serve
can count on only two libraries which have them with short excerpts in understandable
some respectable collection of our litera- language, Christians whenever they notice
ture. Today when our young girls and boys apathy they start Revivalist movements
make eager inquiries of us about our reli- with hymns-lectures-meetings-mass prayers
gious literature and learning we can offer etc. and awaken people to their sense of
nothing to . satiny them,
of it all is 1
and America eagerly inquire about our re- have sobbed and wept and have come to
j'_' \ ¦¦;' ¦ ; ¦ • * ¦ “ ¦ ¦ ¦ ‘ ¦¦ - ,
‘ ' abro^'. Our society , takes no interest in propagandists? . Community ’s interest ds all
oup,fpa^ters. ~ JI ..... -
much was 'don'b ’in dhb? direction and their
published ’ reports We 'didactic and
while looking ihtb. ¦'
The irony duty to their religion. I have seen meetings
that people in Europe in which people touched by the idea of sin
*
ligion qnd history and traditions frorh Pafsis new resolutions to follow. Do yve have such
During the time of Camaji materialistic. Drama, cinema, dancing par-
• ties may all be forms of escapism. Persons
worth spending leisure well in good reading matter
or in lectures or meeting.*; are rare, The
very class ffiat needs it most never att^d
Our people dehidh'd^that th^re should be such functions; ; B Mounts will not come
one authentic translation of our scriptures, to Mohamed —Mohamed must go to Moim-
This task is not possible because it is not tain. We must carry message to them by
possible .to arrive at same meaning of words sU methods at our disposal —pmnphlets, hand
current thousands of years back. In the bills, recorded tapes (and a Magazine like
various manuscripts words used differ. Even PARSIANA). I had even advocated produ-
r
This task is not possible because it is not tain.
current thousands of years back. In the bills, recorded tapes (and a Magazine like
Editorial Notes
Not only we, but all communities have
members. This is the unfortunate end
duct of unimaginative Education Depart
ments of Central and . State Governments
up to this day new translations of the Bible cing a-film of the Life of Zoroaster,
are coming out. Our short prayer-Ahunu- (Translation)
war —has seven to eight translations. We Courtesy: Jaihe-Jalhshed"
must accept them as more the merrier.
Gita has hundreds of criticisms and inter
pretations and yet more are pouring in —
and Hindus take them each one in his own
light. We have one of the most learned and
authentic translations of the Gathas by this common complaint of apathy of its
Dr. Irach TaraporewaUa hut with our cha
racteristic apathy and in our stupor we
have not received it with as much zeal as
we have the works of foreigners —that is who have deprived our young generation erf
why a half-baked “Savant ” like Zehner gets their food for the heart during their most
away with his senseless stuff and even receptive years. They are now. reaping the
gets on. Our stalwart scholars like Bharu- harvest of Godless indiscipline which the
cha, Anklesaria, Sanjana, Jamaspasana and muddled head of youth can worlt Wt. Phi-
others have not been appreciated* This losophy is a high ^un<^g woM the
12most tameable domestic pet, which can play /Religion being an old worn out word is
the ^ame with the old and the young in now replaced by the phrase Mental Hygiene,
any surrounding. What we popularly call Mental Hygiene has no other basis except
sanity, normiality, etc. are nothing else but the quintessence of religious philosophy
the end products of some adequate philo- withqut its tussles. It is ol^^ religion rc
sophy of life. Every person needs an ade- cast as A social pliilofedphy aM injected into
quate philosophy of life which he unques-, the bfain (mind) to secure sanity and
tionably accepts as guide t* ” ’ ~ ‘
word adequate is an essential descriptive _______ _____ _
quality of that philosophy. It must go in through mind and heart (emoticmally) and
the head and it must be satisfying to the does real lasting good work. Mental Hygiene
heart and mind —otherwise it is inadequate and Psychotheraphy after th^ir initial
and worthless or at least not worth much, successes often come to grief. It is univer-
It is a universal need from birth to death.
Child, adult and elder each will interpret
it and use it in light of his experience to
work towards his normality and sanity.
the ^ame with the old and the young in
sanity, normiality, etc. are nothing else but
the end products of some adequate philo- without its tussles,
sophy of life. Every person needs an ade-
It is 01^, religion re-
nor-
This reaches a man only through
> a man both
to living. The mality, ‘
the mind, Religion reaches
iS
inadequate and Psychotheraphy
successes often come to grief
sally acknowledged that intellectual grasp
of a moral or social problem is no guaran
tee of its lasting effect. It must reach the
heart and not the head only.
1
ELECTRONIC ENGINEER.
Is
I
OUR FRONT PAGpr»rP- He sacrificed everything in
of Righteousness. He spurned the
temptation of worldly riches . offered ,
_ Z.Z_1—,, -. Quite fearless, he
His soul being ip full sympathy with annoimced 15s religion before King Vishtasp
Asha, the Divine Order of Righteousness he subjects. This won him enemies
offered ardent prayers to Ahura Mazda, to violent opposition. With unbroken
help him establish the law of uprightness ho bnro nersecution. Neither
j
followers,
light with zeal and fervour.
xxv.oxx, .—- 7. _
obtained more graces from AhUra Maz;dn,
tiU he acquired the si^reine light, the ^ons of his
dsgr^ of paifMtion, which he soWa^nestly himsel^n
sought fq:^ He; thought, spoke -
ac^ according to the Law —
rtf Righteousness, uprighteess ana
bwto, Huinility - is characterise
humane souls and .all true great men.
He never made false pretences* and never
claimed to do anything beyond ^reason or
comprehension. Never did he claim to be
Ahura Mazda, the Divine Spirit and repre
sented himself as His humble messenger to
inform mankind of the Will -Of the Almighty.
Divine Master,
the causeJ
him by Angre-Mainyu.
Quite fearless, he
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____,____ ' and his subjects.
offered ardent prayers to Ahura M^da, to violent opposition.
_ _ _______ - . ’ constancy he bore persecution.
in every walk of life of himself and his- (jifhculties nor suffering perplexed Zara-
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He yearned after the heavenly ^^ustra. He boldly and firmly pursued the
As he made jjg ^gnt on praying to Ahura Mazda,
confidence in I
sought fQF
Taw of Righteousness, uprig^ies^ am
MpfaiUng orderliness. ThroUgfenm
ousness, he u. ------ « .
thought and ’ deepest survey of the spiritual
world.
ousness, he new
gradually
to
incrpasin^. fresh., advances in holiness, he retained -iunbcmiided. ah^ .unshahan
obtained more graces from Aluira Mazda, confidence in fei, not bncd;:iossin^ pdmdc-
tiU he acquired the sip)reme ligltt, the high ^ions of his goodness and; righteou^eSS^ He
v......-.xv„ ardent warrior fighting
for truth and ’fiWi* The purity of his moral
conduct, the sout J|j^ich h^-^een subjected
to storm and te®|||ion, bore <^^n aU
rueniucss. ixxxM«sj» "o — oppositwm. Men who before had ihsull^d
entered the highest s^erS of turned ; eito^astic , , admir
ers, gradually understanding . his d^
trines. His first di^iple was h^ first equsm
'' MAlDHYOM.^, who took vow ^er to
His life wis one of activity and mOdita- preserve witlibut break the . Holy
tion; His own life is the conyihcing proof tpg emblem of divinity and to yread
that the-real spiritual life is ifi natural ^ ’ niessage of^Zarathi^ra.
Uhce wi^ active service to man. Zarathu- . Frashaogtfa,
sira to the: world around him false^ court followed. To thote ® .
an^Wil^toctices, and loving men inten- bounteous spiritual' treasures, eieyated thu
s61y,1to itesired krdentiy tq raise and-bless , entire aspirations lifted thdm
tW. As the great prophet, teacher apd high ' standard. These
reSner of human kind, he devoted him- spread Whftt they Had recqwe^^d^^
s^lf to that task under Divine inspiration Q^d’s help soon, succeeded m
Prtmpleted to admirably. He eradicated tas^
vices and deep-rooted J^se religious notions. , fnr
He enlighten^ men with the Will of the 'Zarathustra won a glorious vlc^y
He convincingly showed to the humanity and we,may justly say, he
neonle thdi^«ra Mazda was the One and, the foundation of material and morM
pe(^le W fare of mankind. Zarathustra was victorious
in victory, glorious in ^pry, anyhe ^st
impossible and >’hopel^i^ ^id-. ridiculed,. iP iW'
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Creator.
the only One worthy of worship.
be
15' ‘ ^ifitual Ms bur unending
sburce Of indefinite revivals for joy of living
and spread of happiness around.
Zofoastrianisih is right living after a
divine model described by Sir Rustom
Masani in his book entitled The Religion Of
Good Life.
Should grow into the likeness of God as he
is made after Him. Man needed the tower
ing personality of Zoroaster to teach this
and to make this lofty teaching universally
acceptable.
Godliness is Godlikeness and this is
the most distinguished 'characteristic of the
religion' of ^orohster.
The sum of all his doctrines is that man
Condensed by
MRS. TEENA RUSI PATEL
from
Zarathustra and Zarathustrianism
By ERVAD RATANJI EDULJI DASTOOR
PESHOTAN SANJANA, B.A.
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A Section of the gathering on the occasion of the Investiture and Installation
of Dasturii Dr. Sohrab H. Kutar at Sir DhunjibhOy Bomanji Hall —Zoroastnan
House —London, atH^ehd^ by abo< ^5 Zoroastnans;
16Investiture Ceremony & Installation of Dasturji
Dr. Sohrabji Hormusji Kutar
News from The Incorporated Parsee Association of Europe, Lcndon.
Sunday 17th January 1965—Mah Amar-
dad Roj Ram Y.Z. 1334, will be a memora
ble day in the history of Zoroastrians in
as Head Priest
ble day in the history of Zoroastrians
Europe. On this day a function was held at
the “Zoroastrian House ” London, under the
auspices of the Incorporated Parsec Asso
ciation as the sole body looking after the
welfare of Zoroastrians in the United King-
dom and Europe, like the Anjumans of In
dia and Pakistan.
The weather was not too kind.
,,-7^-0 —'1 a strong wind i
l^'t it did not prevent over two hundred
and fifty Zoroastrians from attending the
Installation function of their newly elected
High Priest' ’ Dasturji Doctor Sohrabji
and
It was
was blowing
the qualities of a religious leader. He knows
instinctively, what is right and what is
wrong- —Humata, Hukhta, Huvareshta has
become a part of his being. , At this solemn
religious meeting let us all give our best
and noblest thoughts to our Dasturji. This
deed is as much yours as it is mine. Before
I confer, on your behalf the Shaw) of Office
to our Dasturji, I reqhest him to recite with
me, Jasme Avanghae Mazda, the affirmation
of our Zoroastrian Creed.”
After the prayer had been recUpd, Mr.
Moos gave the blessings and invested Das
turji Kutar with the shawl of Office. He
also presented Dasturji with the sacred
Ashodad of a single silver coin of most
Hormusji Kutar. Invitations were sent out ancient times, of the glory of Zoroastrian
to members of the Association, their fami
lies and friends, and other Zoroastrians.
Kings, bearing the image of the King on
one side, and the sacred Aferghan of Fire
guarded ^^angels on the other.,
The function began at 4.00 p.m. with a
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and five other Ervads participated. At the^ urviz N. Dhalla, wife of Mr. Dhalla,
Jashan Geremoiiy in which Dasturji Kutar
conclusion of the Jashan, Mr. Jehangir D.
Moos the President of the Association ad
dressed the assembly. The following are
extracts from his speech :
The following are
, At the request of . the Pres (dent, Mrs.
~ ’ ’ ” " . . . ... " ."a
trustee, did the customary “Parsee sagans ”.
After this Mr. Dhalla said a few
reiterating the services of Dasturji
in this couuntry. He wished Dasturji Kutar
and his family a long and happy life and
enjoined the assembly to uphold the honour
of Dasturji ’s office and to pay him due res
pect on all occasions.
words
Kutar
“From today a new day has dawned
for our hundred year old religious Associa
tion. puf Athornan brethren as well as
the laity is here to honour, to elevate and
accept willingly the religious leadershp of * (Mrs.) Sherinbanu* ’Kutar, and
our
Sorabb Kutar. I have known Dasturji Kutar from Kutar and Gamat families of Bombay
for many years and pan verily say that I ands Mrs. Meherbanu Boomla of London,
have never found him wanting in any of Messages of congratulations and good wishes
revered and well loved Dasturji Dr.
Thereafter “sagans ” were done to Dr.
I additional
Kutar shawls were presented to Dasturji
for many years and pan verily say that I
ands Mrs. Meherbanu Boomla of London.
17were read by the Honorary Secretary Mr.
C. P. Mehta. They were from:
Lady Hirabai Cowasjee Jehengir
Lady Freny Dhunjibhoy Bomanji
Dasturji Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Bode
Goolbai Cowasji Adeiiwalla
Tehmina Gowasji Adenwalla
Dr. P. B. Warden
B. B. Warden
Dr. S. B. Warden
J. B. Warden
J. €. Godiwalla
Jerhai J. Ht Patel
C. B. Adenwalla '
B. D. Dubash
Dr. M. Marsden
Dosi N. B. Jeejeebhoy
Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Kumana
Daruwalla ’s of Ilford
Mrs. S. Bustomjee
Mrs. S' Kapadia
Finally^l Das^rji Kutar addressed
assembly.
The following extracts are from his
speechW
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and support. Being a High Priest in
country far from Home, in a country where
Zoroastrians are residing scattered far away
from each other is truly difficult. I also
know this Award is not made to me as a
man but to my religious work, ’ceremonial
work done on numerous occasions covering
a period of nearly 30 years. This work has
been done not for honour, glory or profit
but. to create out. of the materials of , human
spirit, some peace, ’ and happiness for the
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human souls on this earth and the next. I
believe that man is immortal because
has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion,
—sacrifice and endurance. Thanks are due to
my worthy parents who sacrified no end
to educate me. I think of them every day
and pray to God to make me worthy of
their name. My thanks are due to Mr. N.
. M. Dhalla, your Trustee, Mr. Moos, the Pre
sident, the Managing Conlmittee and Mem-_
bers of the Association, who elected mb tos
my office. My thanks are also due to my,
coileagues ErVad Sahibs, for joining me in
¦ today ’s Jashan ceremony and on past occas
sipns.
For Woday ’s management and organisa
tion, my wife and I thank the members of
“I am —deeply touched and moved by the House Committee and also Mr. and
the devotion and admiration shown to me Mrs. C.' P. Mehta and Mrs. Mogai. I am
by you all. , T accept with huipility the also grateful for all the letters, telegrams
honour conferred upon me I accept and messages of congratulations, the floW-
it with a deep resolve to do all that a ers sent on the occasipn. I thank all of you
human being can do for the welfare of his who have taken the trouble of attending
conimunity.
the
that a
I ask for your encouragement this function. God bless you all,
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Zoroastrian
aeiy wwi WW.W W with many books. pamP^ ‘s
K. R. Cama in 1864. Prof. Dinshah Darabshah cripts from Indm
Kapadia, M.A.. B.Sc., IJE.S. (retired) about memorable work ZAND-AVESTA m three
whom we have included a separate article volumes.
Society For Research in
This society was formed by^Late Mr.
li. Ti. 1_____ ______
ka^aia, M.A., B.Sc., I.E.S. (retired) about
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in this issue under the heading of Jalal-
ul-Din, inaugurated the Centenary Cele
bration proceeding as its Chairman.
He gave the history of this society and
expiamea rne neea ana sigumuauvc wx _
society to til© community. This Society and for acquiring new learning,
its members despite doing most valuable
work in our ancient cultural and reli
gious, matters have rmained practically un
known to the public because they never
hold public meetings i— ------
admission tomembersMp only to ttios? who
aftalnecr a certain high l^el in their Haug
. knowledge of the ancient lore. Knowledge mins
'T . ••• J. nr ’Qxr- AvPSi
His work started deep interest
in ancient Iranian language and literature
amongst Europeans. Though his works were
later found to be defective in translation,
lore, they had already started the ball roll-
explained the need and significance of such ing i .
amongst Europeans. Though his works were
later found to be defective in translation,
transliteration and • explanations of ancient
and European scholars were aroused
its members
despite doing most valuable
Prof. Westergart and Prof. Rask travel-
led extensively in Iran and'like Anquetil
and strictly restrict could lay hands on
¦ Is their object, publicity is not their crav-
teg. As also knowledge is their craving, n Jamasp-Asana.
lublkity is not their object. He said about
100 jrears ago from now differences in opi
nions on our prayers,, practices and cere
monies started amongst us. To solve the
i^ex^ng problems we, used to send letters
^o Dastoors in Iran and the informations
and explanations so obtained constitute a
ieollection known ”
^About 200 years ago Jama^ Vilayati,
)vlobed from Iran ’ eame to Surat and
informed people that compared to calendar
^g-
To solve the
we, used to send letters
as
Persian Revayats.
a
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families, who accepted this followed their
calculations of Iran the calendar in use
India was one .,month behind tiine.
du Peron took back to Europe all that they
then available
. Prof. Martin
Haug studied Sanskrit under learned Brah-
s in Poona and in the same place learnt
Avesta under learned Dastoor Hoshangji
_ ____ ¦_____ . Prof. Haug travelled in
Gujarat with his learned Dastoor teacher.
In Gujarat he collected
many, where they are today preserved
Munich Library.
Interest in Iranian literature increased
particularly in Germany, France and Eng
land. During that time Seth Khurdhedji
Rustomji Cama happened to visit Europe
for business. He came in contact with these
scholars and got a spark from them which
tire personality in the service
a number of manu-
scripts which he took back with him to Cxer-
miioro thAv are todav nreserved in
land.
, revised calendar
as
KADIMIS meaning
;?foUowers of ItADIM (i.e. old) calendar.
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time amongst the
to
About the same
early European scholars who came ___________
India was a young Frenchman An^quetil du 2oroastrian religion.
jPeron. L----------------
' three years from our learned Dastoor Darab
He learnt Avesta and Pahelvi for
for business. He came in contact with these
scholars and got a spark from them Which
lighting up into a fire warmed up his en>
tire personality in the service of commu
nity ’s old literary and religious treasures.
He became a pupil of Prof. Spiegel. On re
turning to India he introduced the studies
of Iranian Literature amount Parsis and
liberally distributed scholarships to intelli
gent Parsi students to prosecute studies m
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Ervad Sheriarji Dadabhai Bharucha,
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»Kawasji Edulji Kanga, Ervad Edalji Kers-
aspji Antia and others constitute the galaxy
of his eminent pupils. They all
under Camaji and published their
valuable works. P
period: Camaji founded
q*' *
Zoroastrian Religion) now a hundred years
back/ 7” .............. .
the beginning they all met once a week,*
later once a fortnight and still later once a
month. Famous scholars Dastoor Jamaspji
Jdmaspasana and Dastoor Peshotan Sanjana
were its first two presidents in succesioh.
They were followed by Seth Khurshedji
Cama and' others.
back'
the Institute. It is sad to note that mem
bers and active workers of this institution
are dwindling down.
. ' I H Hi!
This institute^s^only for^eiiuine ^holfnv
adlnissimi is strictly restricted ts th(»e
of certain minimum standard
• , “ ' - - — ailuwicu
His pupils joined the Institute/ In bound to be
During
studied
own
this same
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(Research Institute for
later once a fortnight and still later once a
Famous scholars Dastoor Jamaspji
, Dr. Jamshedji Manekji terest and value.
Unwala, 1\tr;/ Sorabji Jamsedji “ ‘
Ervad Jamshedji Nadirshah, Dx. xvxcuieKji
Bomanji Davar, Mr. Behramgor Anklesaria,
Ervad Bomanji Dhabhar and others v..
intimately associated with the activities of
01 certain minimum standard of lea rning
and knowledge of the subject. ’ So it is
— —! an exclusively small group.
In accordance with its rule and ethical
principle it does not take part in public
controversies and holds no public, meetings.
For this reason it is very little known to
the community. But this institution
done much valuable work of scholarly
has ,
in-
Ervad Jamshedji Nadirshah,
Bulsara,
Br, Manekji
Ervad Bomanji Dhabhar and others
The institution is celebrating its lOOth
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were through the Jubilee Year (1965). (A" Series
of lectures was arranged).
Anniversary Jubilee Function and is -passing
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WARDENS
and
Warden’s (Mysore) Prt. Ltd
haoe given you best Sanddlivood
for 40 years
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Associates of
_ Warden’s (Mysore) Pvt Ltd
Presented:
Exhibition of Oil Paintings of Life and Teachings
. J?’’,, ‘ Zoroaster. It was opened al the Jahangir
Art Gallery by the Late Sir Cowasji Jehangir Barb
It attracted attention and drew large crowds.
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They are yiufhy you
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Lecture by Dastoor Hormuzdiar Kaiyoji
Mirza, MA.,Pb.D.
Mathras are remembered in Avasta -
Fashash-Mathra and
to be braUant, potent, effective and
a
Dastoor Hormuzidiar Kaiyoji Mirza,
scholar in his own right and a member on
the Advisory Editorial Board of ‘Parsiana ’ _
as ns proud acquisition delivered his lecture successful words,
on the first day of the Centenary celebra
tions of- the Research Institute of Zoroas
trian Religion.
Speaking of Zoroaster he ^ated that
Zoroaster spread his religion thousands of
years back. The word Paigahambar (Pro
phet) is a Persian yrord meaning one who
carries a paigham ©r message, especially
tbe. of the Ahnightv to the people
df dHd. Its Pahalvi equivalents
bringing the message
(Sent by
Mathra-Spenta and
shown 1
¦Hi
as
Ardebehest Yesht enumerates five forms
of effective treatments. / ; k
(a) Asho-baeshejo (treatment' ijy ^eve-
loping Ashoi in personality)
(b) Daato-baeshejo ,(tfeatment by
curing justice through law).
(c) Kerato-baeshejo « (treattpent ' in-
struments-surge^) . ' ‘,
(d) Urvaro-bacshejo (t^tment by
drugs plants and fruits)
(e) Mathro-baeshejb (treatment by re
citals of Mathra-vani).
Of these Mathro-baeshejo is
se-
Vaksiiwttr or Vakshoor
also mean one 1
of God to the people as
God). Of these Mathro-baeshejo is ranked
Our «dent religious prayers are knowrj ¦ highest of all as cures
our relfeiop.
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within as it does to exterior. It does not
cure any diseased part or organ but it cures
the whole man, body, mind and soul, which
at present is the quest of modern medicine.
Mathra words of our religious prayers
„.j vibrations of purity, and to arouse their
fullest Minoi effect good character, purity
of soul Mid complete f jjdth in their efficacy
(Atha Ahu Vairiyo) are given a lofty
into being of all things worldly.
. . ,. ’ -
g’ve a stirt to the
the which in its tram brought all things mto
.oMa t^theMat^ ^^vocabui::;
’ and supercharged wife sumption to civili^ Wm ^om/pr^^^
¦ '^fe Ibi mysterious force.
as “Avesta ” but this word is nowhere foimd
in the existing literature on our religion.
The exact meaning of the word Avasta is
not aetermined and the word specifically
mentioned in relation to prayers is ‘Mathra ’.
“Mathra ” if defined as “word ”, “word of
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m^^eriou^ ’woM F^rn Mathra are vibrations of purity, and to arouse their
God ”, sacred mysterious W9ru. rrom AffAPt ttboH character, purity
as '
holy word the Paighamber ' is called
meamng
said “Bfathravak”
sfera plays a f „
trian religion. According to Gathas Ahura
in accord with Asha created the Mathra
’• of Prosperity. ”
Urwan oir ’
; one carrying Matlira
one utterii^ Mathra.
significant role in Zoroas-
! carrying
utterii^
Tn Farvardin ^esht the
are necessary. In; Avsista words of Ahuna?
var (Atha Ahu Vairiyo) are give^ a lofty
place. Ahunavar Kalam existed pyior to the
into l^ing of all things worldly.
Dadar Ahurmuzd uttered these words and
with Mathra-Spenta —indicating that
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words of ordinary yocabul^ to man^
ordCTly state tO the underst*hdinj{ ot
tional humanism.
are
caught in the snare of
of roiigious learoing is very low.
those ’’^ Mobeds who would sell their consci-
J^'
rately givfe out false explanations,
Sheik Saadi ha^ written
^ord! Do riot give delight in the
T mean riian^ who for wordly temp-
andjOurJrani bro&en :^re attracted to
Bahism.
Buddhist philospj^^ Being ignorant of ... ..... ..... ......
the hricient Jai^S^ they, fail to acquire ..,
the deeper e^ntial understanding of our Mr. ChSariwalla traces his assw^^^
religion. They have no idea of the lofty with Prof. Kapadia sirice his stud?nt days
teachings of Zoroastrianism. !_ ' ‘
admirers of : one jnissipn or and|ijer. Thus real learned man and one wort|ijjf.pf honour,
our energies are dissipated. ; . Manpatra was given to hinnij jqiritly by
the K. R. Cama Oriratal iristitioi^^'
.< 1.. ..
Rahnumai Mazdyasxii Sabha, the Gatha
Some arj
heart|
tation--Sf2>uld tht^w hfe faith to the winds ’
Mr. ChSsiiwalla traces h^ assot^l'^^
Some become in the Elphinstone Colleger Professor is a
tjA
>»
Manpatra was given to hipi j Jointly by
Only arP^i is a Parsi. t 4o one else
can become what Parsi is We must work ,
up earnestness tP grasp the depth and the Society and
''i t
Mnnchorjl N. Kharei^t
in
Hie wwas a great judge and was most numane, following _
that respect the Biblical behest tha t“As tho art strong, so shalt
thod be merciful. ” He did not? sentence any one to death
throughout his judicial career, on the . ground that ; as he was
fallible ft could hot he right fw bitii t^ pass an irrevocable sen
tence. This cam© tn the way of nis High Court
Judge as every sent^ce o^ death pass^ by a Sessions Judge In
the mufussil requires cdnflrriiation of '»the High Court. At thfe.
Judge as every serit^ce o^ death pass^ by a Sestons Judge tn
the mufussil requires cdndririation of '»the High Court. At the
fag end of his service, however, he was appointed to the post,,
but he never sat on the bench wwhich heard cases coming up for
confirmation of death sent^iee.**
Origin of the City of London and England
By SOHKAB K. H. KATRAK, F.lkG.C.,^ X P., SB. St J. (Karachi)
Among many interesting things that*
the famous ‘Cheiro ’ has published, the origin
of the cy;y of London is worth knowing.
Aceoraing to the historians of the past,
the Phoenicians are of Semitic origin, close
ly related to the Hebrews in language.
Hebrew history relates that Jacob gave
this stone which was his pillow to Joseph,
that it was preserved through the Egyptian
captivity, formed the seat of Solomon ’s
Throne in Jerusalem, and is today the Co
ronation Stone on which
1
ly related to the
'^ey derwed their name from the Phoenix, King or Queen is crowned since the far off
who was the emblem of the Phoenicians days of Edward the First.
from whom they^ adopted their name. The
Phoenix was a symbol of. the Sun, and it more explicit. The first relates that the
was worshipped in ancient Egypt at the stone was brought to Kind Heremon of
place that the Greeks called Heliopolis and Ireland by his marriage with ths daughter
the Egyptians, the “City of On ”,, one of the of Kind Zedekiah, the last king of Judah,
names of-the Sun. 'and that it was the Coronation Stone of
•Ages* before the Romans had heard of the Irish King'until Fergus O’Moore took
Britain, ’Phoenician mariners found their it with him to Scotland, when he became
way ^up <^he Thames and founded a city King of Argyll in 487 A D, For more than
J of Scotland was
a promise in symbolism that crowned on it until it was taken to London
every English
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The Irish and Scottish legends are still
whic^ tl^^ namted “El-on-don ”, or the City 800 years each King
of the r ’ ’ ’ .........................
the .........
whichV like the Sun, would radiate power;
life and riches throughout the world.
' At Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain they
had erected those mysterious monuments
of h^^o stones which have been falsely at-
tribt^^ to the Druids. Recent discoveries as under:
hawe^however, proved that Stonehenge in
ihoser^hcient times was a representation of
the Zodiac surrounding an Altar to the Sun
of immense size.
The real origin of the Phoenicians is
lost in antiquity, but there is every reason society was formed in Ireland, whose pur-
to believe that they were absorbed in or were pose was the smijgglipg out of England of
part of the “lost ten tribes” of Israel, who, this mysterious stone. This plot failed, but
fulfilling prophecies made centuries before, says ‘Cheiro ’, “I feel confident that the Stone
were ^^‘dispersed mnong the heathen ”, and of Destiny will be restored to the Israelites
who, in their wanderings northward, came and will someday again be set up in the re-
and settled in Britain. constructed City pf Jerusalem ”.
The Chair that has been used for cen- Man is apt to see things from his own
turies for the Coronation of the Kings and petty point Of view.
symbolic “Lions of the House of Judah ” the sane way he too often regards the race
supporting the Chair. The legend is that he belongs to as superior to any other, or
the “Stone of Destiny bn which the Chair the God he worships as the only God which
tests was brought by the daughter of ’ the controls the universe.
With the innocence of children they
prattle of their greatness, forgetting that
/ao named would become a centre, ?’by Edward the.First in 1298- Sia^ce then it
has been used in the coronat^ft: of every
English Monarch, (with the sole ’ exception
of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary), down
to the present Queen of England.
_ Sir Walter Scott has beautifully put it
“Unless the Fates have faithless grown.
And prophet ’s voice be vain.
Where ’er is found this Sacred Stone,
The wanderer ’s race shall reign.* ’
At the end of the Great War, a secret
constructed City of Jerusalem ”.
turi» for the Coronation of the Kings and petty point of view. He is carried away by
^eens has under the Seat of the same four jg mistaken sense of his own importance. In
supporting the Chair. '
the “Stone of Destiny on which the j^air the God he worships as the only God which
last King of Judah to Ireland about the 3r0r
580 KC.
25The origin of the word English is de-
emhlem pf a BuU stood for ,t|ie of
before they uttered their first cry, the world
had already trembled beneath the armies of cidedly Hebrew. It is well known that the
Medes, Persians and Egyptians. emblem pf a Bull, stood for tyl|)if of
Joseph and' his descendants. Hphrew word
for “bull ” is
There are carvings on stones and mo
numents still existing that prove that setT for “bull ” is “engl ” or “angl ” and so it is
tlements of Israelites coming from' the reasonable to suppose that when descend-
Euphrates, flowed through the Crimea into ants of Joseph came in those far off days
Russia and spread northwards into far off into “the isles of the North, they called
countries. In fact, in the Crimea hundreds the new country they had entered “engl-
of gravestones have been recently found land ”, which later became “England? . This
is also the origin of the symbol “John Bull ”.
The words Britain and British are also
derived from a Hebrew-root, “Brith ” lean
ing covenant and “ish ” meaning man
' The average histories describing the
captivity of the ten tribes which history Britons at the time of the Roman invasion
as half-savage barbarians, are decided-
history ly wrong, for even in the time of Solomon
merchants from Javan traded to far off
countries with ships carrying “silver, iron,
tin and lead ”.
How many tourists who have gazed up
ward at the dome of St. Paul ’s Cath^^al
have dreamt for a moment that it stands
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with Hebrew inscriptions and on one
them may be read,' “Zodok, son of Moses,
died 4,000 years after the Creation, 785
years after our exile.” The exile thus re
ferred. to can be no other than the Assyrian
of
relates took place about 720 B.C..
On the other hand, from the
of Britain we find that the Saxons were a
people thought to have descended from the
Sakai or Sacae who with a flood of other
nations came into Europe. There is every
reason to b^eve that these wandering races
were first known as Sons of Isaac, bearing
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'erected by the ’ .Phoenicians to the Su4
in some age long before the dawn of C
tianity. .... .
This great edifice ledei^'ca ll^?' tlastor
and Pollux by jGreeks ,'^pnsi|ar«^ t^e
greatest of all the gods) bore in later years
the designation of the Temple of Pollux;
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is borne out^jy the nan^s th^ le^b^ind XeniFie of Pol and when England became
XI XT J 1. XT-.. Christianised its^name passed to the church
St. Paul ’s Cath ’Sfeal
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out as this does, the command of the twelfth on the foundations of a Pagan , T^thpl©
verse of Genesis, twenty-first chapter. ” erected by ttie .Phoenicians to the Sui^God
»T 1- n 4.K J K ' in some age long before the dawn oTCfS^s-
“In Isuac shall thy seed be called ”;
Eatbr they became Isaacsons and finally
Saxons. “ Another tribe of Dan came from
the land of Jordan (or Jor- dan). It is con
ceivable that they should have left traces ufc:t>ig\ijieii,iuii ui uie xeiupw wi.
of their name wherever they settled. This that it became abbreviated to the
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in their northward march, such as the Dan
ube, the Dan-iester, the Dan-etz, tre Dan-
dari, the Alps, and Dan-mark, later called
Danemark. In ancient maps of Ireland one
sees such names as Dan-lough, Dan-sower
and Dan-gan, which latter place became
famous as the birthplace of Wellington.
To many it may be a surprise to learn employed centuries before the Cross
that the early inhabitant of Britain,
pecially those in Ireland, !
Wales, used the Hebrew language exten- ing of the Vernal Equinox crosses the Equa-
of Paul and later still the Cathedral of St.
Paul.
It may also surprise many to hear that
the curious carving of a Lamb and a Cross
has nothing whatever to do with the Chris-:
tian religion and that it was designed and
es- came a religious emblem. It represents the
Scotland and Lamb of Life when the Sun at the begin-
sively, and it is considered that upwards of tor; in other words it is the “Passover ” jOr
forty per cent of the English language is “cross-over ”. It fixed the period of the y^r
derived from the Hebrew^ In fact, the when the Israelites held their feast of the
great William Tyndale who translated the Passover and the month they called “the
New Testament, wrote; “The Greek agrees beginning of months. ” ’
more with the Englyshe than with the
Latyne but the properties of the Hebrew article may like ; to enlighten the puldic;
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Perhaps some scholars interested in this
tongue agreeth a thousand times more with with any further and more interesting.' in-
Englyshe than with the Latyne. ” formation.
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By P. N, TAVARIA
An advanced culture of the Jupiterian age
existed over 12,000 years prior to the Chris
tian era. We are labouring under an erro
neous impression that modern civilization
and culture are the only most advanced of
all, ages, and that the ancient times
barbarous arid backward. We disagree with 1..^ ----------- imnortant nart
Dr. Geiger agreeing with Dr. Rapp when he ly, iron now p ays
observes as follows: (Geiger-Sanjana, Iranian m i— ¦ - ; •„ Machine Aee
Civilization, Vol. II, p. 176): are living in the Machine Age .
- ¦ I varied in
their characteristics as does the colour blue
reignty is of Mars cycle of 17,000 ye^s.
of civilizations and cultures as
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or green differs from red. The current sove
reignty is of Mars cycle of 17,000 ye^s. It
commenced practically with the beginning
of tbe Christian era, and iron (or steel) is
the special metal of that planet; Consequent-
:.i all walks of life, in peace as in war, and
we are living in the Machine Age .
The foregoing sovereignty of Jupiter (of
• 'll
accounts which place the age of »_r
^credible that at that
whichs^ely followed up the histofy of the mancy,
wx lun .y _ »» astroloev were highly advanced. Jamaspy
past five or six thousand ye r . ‘ilm-i-Zafar ’, the science concerning the
Scholars do not acknowledge the culture knowledge of aU the ^ven Ages from of
iShSiS; Shumar+Palak, the r«s
F^nteric school as. the
eartb- This ‘hotoscope ’
JMirror all Ages’, from Deluge to Delt^e,
and is called ~ . . u- i_
kImdatVuieaning literally,, the commentary Avesta in which our
on the seif-created long (cycle of) Time. Ac- teclmiqu^ of the
cbrdirig to Khshnoom, this long cycle of
Time is of 81,000 Solar years ’ duration. Mil
lenniums and subordinate Cyles therefrom
are worked out by the science of ‘Shumar-i-
were
of trie Christian era, and iron (or steel) is
“Dr. RW has iusUy remark eharacteriaad by the
;wr600o' back, are ’of little impor- high
tapce Since ft is "le that Ih^ ^^’^'SncfdXy^t,
Ume chronicles could have been Available astronomy and
or ‘Ilm-i-Zafar ’, the science concerning the
all dead past to futurity ahead in dim future
(Ghaiban), Shumar-i-Falak, the reckonings
of the heavens, the Zoroastrian mystic Num-
the" veritable erology, the science of efficient formulae,
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of vibrationary colours employed in
• Master uttered, were
the time. Transposition,
' ¦ • -• words
unveiled the reading of obscure passages re
vealing the secret true import in any text.
These techniques at their disposal eliminat-
past five or six thousand years. ’
Scholars do riot aclaiowledge
sages possessed. It is known to the
.‘horoscope ’ of the
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‘TaWil-i-Zarvane-daregho-
aniulets, periapts, ‘Ilm-e-Staota ’,**
ence
(called ‘Taksiriat ’) of letters or
f ¦
vealing the secret true import in any text.
These techniques at their disposal eliminat
ed the need for guess-work andi unreliable
interpretations. Over and above these, the
bolv Masi Doctors could hide from world s
erea inai iius maiwitii noiy iviagi ortinlps
under the influence of knowledge holy men and sacred _ art c_
: Higher grade holy Magis could read Fshusho
Falafc ’, the calculations of the heavens.
It must be remembered that this material
jyorld is but a pawn, Uuu^l -
the planetary luminous orbs, and each of the „-o-—- nf nraver
seven majo/planets by turn holds sovereign- Manthra-vibrationay
. . in the heavens lor periods ranging bet- l.rn,„l.e as stated in ““-g
V ween 17,000 and 4,000 years each, during nJ ’enUtM' ‘Wedoure Priestess
which our known sinning material world wala. In b»k entttled N^^^Pnest^^
' (*DruJo-deman ’) experiences different types of the Magi by • ¦ ¦
Manthra-vibrationary
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(U.S.A.), occur the following extracts;
har, (the descendant) of the Spitamas, all
who were favoured with it (i.e. the Reve
lation) attuned to so much acquaintance
and to the activity (necessary ) for the sal-
yation tlwough thb ; eonfereri^, wi& the
Creator, through the soul ’s higher eleva
tion. (Dastur Darab Sanjana).
“ The mystic pentacle is one ,of the. foiir^
great em^eh&s of , the most secret book <?f
divine wisdom among the Magi, or wise
men of Egypt. The other three symbols
are a cup, the Magi ’s wand, arid a sword.
, The use of these emblems —in determin
ing the starry spaces, in measuring the
interstellar depths and distances, in navi- have scoured through the Space by tempo-
gating the deep to unknown shores, in rarily liberating the soul from thg\ physical
evoking and commanding the elementals I \ ‘ . . , , _
of earth, air, and water, and in dis- body through a thin etheric line. Modtem
Arda Viraf and Azer Kaiwan of Iran, both
of whom, at different periods are Imowri to
body yet maintaining connection with the
covering the most secret things of the literature on Spiritualism abounds in su<3i
triune words of Divinity, Man and Nature instances of severing the astral body from,
—is. the reward of the Magi initiate. You physical one.
have but to .choose to obtain this sacred
wisdom. ”
can think;
can become
A different method Of drawing knowhs^^
whether of the earth or worlds above was
through the preparation of a talismanic book
called “Jam-i-Jehanuma ” referred to by
FirdousI in his epic of “Shah Naoneh ’
(Footnote):
“Every thought that man
every desire of which man
conscious, every feeling of which man is
subject, produces or creates a vibration
distinct from all others. These vibrations,
as do all vibrations, produce or create a
color, known ih the Occult as an
The Initiate, Master Teacher, or Magi, can
read these colors as easily as he can the
alphabet. ” '
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we find men- In “Desatir ’ and “Dabistan ’
tion of several holy kings who could com
mune with the creator direct and even in
Pahlavi Dinkard Vol. VII; 1, 8 conference
with the Creator not only by the Prophet
himself but also by kings is mentioned as
under:
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‘Giti Numaye ’, the revealer of the world.
By the operation of this sacred book clues to
problems defying comprehension could be
found, and methods of learning '
^iences and mpta^uld be revivM, or
lost or stolen or si^eted in any of the stHta
of the ^arth or located in regions high above
could be detected. Firdousi relates how
mighty paladin Bizan was missing in Iran
for a year, and how king Kae Khushro (about
mighty paladin Bizah was missing in Iran
for a year;, and how king Kae Khushro (about
BOOO B.C..) by operating Giti-Numaye located
Bizan lying heavily fettered in a deep cell
in the enemy ’s country, and arrai^i^
?*“Ilm-i-Khshnum Series No. T”—p. 7.3—
by the Master.
“After Gayomard at different periods ,
until Zarathushtra of . the Revered-frava-
Bizan lying heavily fettered in a deep cell
in the enemy ’s country, arid arrai^i^
.release With the help of the warrior-saint ,
Rustam, guised as a mercer.
The Jupiterian civilization mid culture of
the distant ages were characterized by the
development of unusual spiritual powers,
which no scholar or scientist of the present
material civilization under Mars hasT attain
ed or can ever hope to attain. '
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