Yasna
E403504
Yasna is a central Zoroastrian liturgical ceremony and its associated collection of sacred texts, forming one of the core sections of the Avesta.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yasna canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3973630 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yasna Context triple: [Avesta, hasPart, Yasna]
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A.
Sadras
Sadras is a historic coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, known for its Dutch-era fort and role as a former trading port on the Coromandel Coast.
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B.
Hawiyah
Hawiyah is an Islamic eschatological term referring to a deep abyss of Hell reserved for those whose evil deeds outweigh their good.
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C.
Hormuzd
Hormuzd is a masculine given name most notably borne by Hormuzd Rassam, a 19th-century Assyriologist and archaeologist known for his discoveries of ancient Mesopotamian artifacts.
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D.
Parsa
Parsa is the ancient name of the Persian people and their homeland, from which the ethnonym "Persian" is historically derived.
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E.
Taftan
Taftan is a town in Pakistan’s Balochistan province known as a key border crossing and trade gateway between Pakistan and Iran.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yasna Target entity description: Yasna is a central Zoroastrian liturgical ceremony and its associated collection of sacred texts, forming one of the core sections of the Avesta.
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A.
Sadras
Sadras is a historic coastal town in Tamil Nadu, India, known for its Dutch-era fort and role as a former trading port on the Coromandel Coast.
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B.
Hawiyah
Hawiyah is an Islamic eschatological term referring to a deep abyss of Hell reserved for those whose evil deeds outweigh their good.
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C.
Hormuzd
Hormuzd is a masculine given name most notably borne by Hormuzd Rassam, a 19th-century Assyriologist and archaeologist known for his discoveries of ancient Mesopotamian artifacts.
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D.
Parsa
Parsa is the ancient name of the Persian people and their homeland, from which the ethnonym "Persian" is historically derived.
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E.
Taftan
Taftan is a town in Pakistan’s Balochistan province known as a key border crossing and trade gateway between Pakistan and Iran.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zoroastrian liturgical ceremony
ⓘ
Zoroastrian religious text ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Izeshne ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gahambar festivals
ⓘ
Yasna ceremony ⓘ
surface form:
Haoma ceremony
Navjote initiation (in extended form) ⓘ daily priestly worship ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
affirmation of asha (truth, order)
ⓘ
praise of Amesha Spentas ⓘ worship of Ahura Mazda ⓘ |
| commentedIn | Pahlavi Zoroastrian literature ⓘ |
| contains |
hymns
ⓘ
invocations ⓘ liturgical instructions ⓘ prayers ⓘ |
| devotedTo |
Ahura Mazda
ⓘ
Amesha Spentas ⓘ |
| etymology | Avestan root meaning worship or sacrifice ⓘ |
| function |
primary Zoroastrian act of worship
ⓘ
solemnization of major Zoroastrian rituals ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Avesta
ⓘ
surface form:
Gathas
Yasna Haptanghaiti ⓘ Younger Avestan texts ⓘ |
| includes |
offerings of haoma and water
ⓘ
recitation of Gathas ⓘ recitation of Yasna Haptanghaiti ⓘ ritual libations ⓘ ritual preparation of haoma ⓘ |
| includesSection |
Old Avestan texts
ⓘ
Younger Avestan texts ⓘ |
| language |
Avestan language
ⓘ
surface form:
Avestan
|
| liturgicalRole | model for other Zoroastrian ceremonies ⓘ |
| partOf | Avesta ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Mobeds
ⓘ
Zoroastrian priesthood ⓘ
surface form:
Zoroastrian priests
|
| performedIn |
Fire temple
ⓘ
Zoroastrian fire temples ⓘ
surface form:
Zoroastrian ritual precinct
|
| preservedIn | Avestan manuscripts ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| status | one of the core sections of the Avesta ⓘ |
| structure | 72 chapters ⓘ |
| studiedBy |
Iranian studies
ⓘ
surface form:
Iranologists
scholars of comparative religion ⓘ |
| textualCoreOf |
Avesta
ⓘ
surface form:
Zoroastrian liturgy
|
| timeRequired | several hours to perform in full form ⓘ |
| tradition | Iranian religious tradition ⓘ |
| uses | Haoma ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yasna Description of subject: Yasna is a central Zoroastrian liturgical ceremony and its associated collection of sacred texts, forming one of the core sections of the Avesta.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.