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    The Avesta (/əˈvɛstə/) is the primary collection of religious literature of Zoroastrianism from at least the late Sassanid period (ca. 6th century CE)...
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    (Avestan 𐬙𐬏𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀, tūriia) is the ethnonym of a group mentioned in the Avesta, i.e., the collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism. In those texts...
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    Greek name Zoroaster—as set forth in the primary religious text called the Avesta. Zoroastrians exalt an uncreated and benevolent deity of wisdom as the universe's...
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    Avesta (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɑ̂ːvɛsta]) is a locality and the seat of Avesta Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 11,949 inhabitants in 2015...
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    Khordeh Avesta, meaning 'little, or lesser, or small Avesta', is the name given to two different collections of Zoroastrian religious texts. One of the...
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    Avesta Municipality (Avesta kommun) is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden. It is in Dalarna County, in the central part of the country, and its seat...
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    substantivizing -ta suffix, hence aṣ̌i/arti "that which is granted." In the Avesta, the term implies both material and spiritual recompense. Although conceptually...
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    Avesta Motorstadion also called the Arena Avesta or Stadion Brovalla is a 12,000 capacity motorcycle speedway track located 10 kilometres south of Krylbo...
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  • The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism. Avesta may also refer to: Avesta Municipality (Avesta kommun), one of 290 municipalities...
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    Avestan (category Avesta)
    Zoroastrian Avesta. It is not known what the original speakers of Avestan called the language. The modern term "Avestan" comes from the Avesta, a collection...
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