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 A little bit more formatting has allowed to find out more information about the material shared on this blog.

First, what we have here is a translation of a text in iranian language. Our machine translator (reminder: we play with translation programs to get a translation of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian Holy book) has helped to translate into english the chinese translation by Yuan Wenqi, from selected sources by Jalil Dosthah of Iran , or, perhaps Jalil Dosthaher.

Because, we are not specialists nor scholars of the field we have been assuming that this Iranian person is close to Mr. Jalil Doostkhah, who has articles on the Encyclopaedia Iranica.

Additionally, we have found the book "Avesta: The oldest Iranian Hymns by Jalil Dostkhah". Perhaps, all these Jalil are the same person, but, we are not sure as we do not speak/understand/know Persian language. (Avesta: The oldest Iranian Hymns by Jalil Dostkhah)

The updated version has now the contents and a couple of tabs that helps to navigate the document: 12-8-2025 version

So, the material contains the following:

Preface and Editor’s Preface

A Table of contents (now available with corresponding tabs!)

Then the document has 6 volumes or books, divided in chapters, as follows.

Volume 1 Gasa

Ahunavad Gasa

Oshtawad Gasa

Chapter 3: Saipantmad Gaza

Chapter 4: Vuhukhshtar Gasa

Chapter 5: Vashishtuisht Gaza

Volume 2 Yasna

Chapter 9: Early in the morning…

Chapter 10: Get the devils and banshees out of here!

Chapter 12: I reiterate that I am a worshipper of Mazda…

Volume 3: Asht

Chapter 5: Abang Yasht

Chapter 8: Til Yasht

Chapter 10: Meher Yasht

Chapter 13: Farvardin Yasht

Chapter 14 Bahram Yasht

Chapter 19 Zamyad Yasht

Volume 4: Wandidad

Chapter 5: If someone dies in a deep mountain valley…

Chapter 7: Oh, Creator of the world!

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Chapter 7: We praise good advice.

Chapter 15: O Zoroastrians who worship Mazda!

Book VI: Hulda Avesta

Here, some explanatory contents about the material: contents

The terms Gasa, Yasna, Asht, Wandidad (Vendidad), and Hulda (Khorda) refer to major divisions or contents within the Avesta, the sacred scripture of Zoroastrianism. 

• Gasa is likely a phonetic transcription of Gathas, the oldest and most sacred part of the Avesta. These are 17 hymns believed to have been composed by the prophet Zoroaster himself and form the core of the Yasna liturgy.
• Yasna ("worship, oblation") is the primary liturgical collection, containing 72 chapters that are recited during the main Zoroastrian worship ceremony. The Gathas are embedded within the Yasna text.
• Asht is likely a phonetic transcription of Yasht (Yt.), a collection of 21 hymns dedicated to the praise of various yazatas (angels or deities) and ancient heroes of Iranian myth.
• Wandidad is a phonetic transcription of Vendidad (or Vidēvdāt), which means "law against the daevas (demons)". This book primarily contains Zoroastrian ecclesiastical and civil law, purity laws, myths, and some medical texts.
• Hulda is likely a phonetic transcription of Khorda Avesta ("Little Avesta"), which is a collection of minor texts, daily prayers, and litanies for use by both priests and laypeople. It includes the Yashts, Niyayeshes, and Gahs (prayers for the different times of the day). 

These sections represent the surviving remnants of a much larger original canon of Zoroastrian scripture, which was compiled and standardized during the Sassanian Empire period (3rd–7th century CE).