CONTENTS.

PAGE

INTRODUCTION

ix

Abbreviations used in this volume

xlviii

MARVELS OF ZOROASTRIANISM.

DÎNKA.RD, BOOK VII.

Chap.

1.

Descent of the glorious destiny

3

2.

Parentage of Zaratûst

17

3.

His birth, childhood, and youth till his conference

35

4.

His missions to the Karaps, and Vistâsp's conversion

50

5.

Events in the last thirty-five years of his life

73

6.

Further events till the death of Vistâsp

77

7.

    "    "    till end of Sâsânian monarchy

82

8.

    "    "    till end of Zaratûst's millennium

94

9.

Aûshêdar's millennium

107

10.

Aûshêdar-mâh's millennium

112

11.

Sôshâns and the renovation

116

DÎNKARD, BOOK V.

1.

Kaî-Loharâsp at Jerusalem, and descent of the religion.

119

2.

Parentage, birth, and life of Zaratûst. Future apostles

122

3.

Events after Vistâsp's conversion and in later times

126

4.

Descent of the Irânians. The tribe having a Gyêmarâ

127

SELECTIONS OF ZÂD-SPARAM.

12.

Two old legends of Spendarmad and of the hero Srîtô

133

13.

Parentage of Zaratûst

138

14.

Demons try to injure him before and at his birth

140

15.

Five Karap brothers opposed to Zaratûst and his four brothers

143

16.

One Karap tries to kill Zaratûst five times

144

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CHAP.

PAGE

17.

Another foretells his glorious destiny

147

18.

His father disagrees with him

148

19.

And he disagrees with his father and the chief Karap

149

20.

Legends indicative of his good disposition

151

21.

His going to confer with Aûharmazd

154

22.

His conferences with the archangels

159

23.

Dates of conversions, births, and deaths

163

24.

Five dispositions of priests and ten admonitions

167

INDEX

171

ERRATUM

182

Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East

183