Yasna ceremony
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The Yasna ceremony is the central Zoroastrian liturgical rite in which priests recite sacred texts and perform ritual offerings, traditionally conducted in fire temples.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haoma ceremony | 1 |
| Yasna liturgy | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zoroastrian religious ritual
ⓘ
liturgical rite ⓘ |
| assistedBy | raspi ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
asha
ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ purity ⓘ worship ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Ahura Mazda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRiteOf | Zoroastrian liturgy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration |
about four hours in full form
ⓘ
about two hours in shortened form ⓘ |
| hasPart |
recitation of sacred texts
ⓘ
ritual offerings ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
| includesOffering |
bread
ⓘ
frankincense ⓘ haoma ⓘ milk ⓘ sandalwood ⓘ water ⓘ |
| includesRitualAction |
blessing
GENERATED
ⓘ
invocation GENERATED ⓘ libation GENERATED ⓘ offering to fire GENERATED ⓘ |
| language | Avestan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalFamily | long liturgy ⓘ |
| officiatedBy | zaotar ⓘ |
| performedAt | fire temple ⓘ |
| performedBy | Zoroastrian priests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedFor |
community welfare
ⓘ
individual intentions ⓘ |
| purpose |
maintenance of cosmic order
ⓘ
sanctification of creation ⓘ worship of Ahura Mazda ⓘ |
| relatedRite |
Vendidad ceremony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Visperad ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| requires |
consecrated space
ⓘ
fire altar ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ |
| requiresVestment |
kusti
ⓘ
padan ⓘ sudreh ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Avesta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | most important Zoroastrian ceremony ⓘ |
| usesText |
Gathas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yasna NERFINISHED ⓘ Yasna Haptanghaiti NERFINISHED ⓘ Younger Avesta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Haoma ceremony
this entity surface form:
Yasna liturgy