Bundahišn (in Pahlavi)
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Bundahišn (in Pahlavi) is a Middle Persian Zoroastrian cosmological and cosmogonical text that systematically describes the creation, structure, and end of the world according to Sasanian-era religious tradition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Bundahišn | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Middle Persian text
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Zoroastrian religious text ⓘ cosmogonical text ⓘ cosmological text ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bundahishn
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Zand-Āgāhīh ī Bundahišn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pahlavi Zoroastrian corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of stars, moon, and sun
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accounts of the seven climes ⓘ descriptions of mountains, seas, and rivers ⓘ myths of primordial creation ⓘ |
| cosmicDuration | 12,000-year world cycle (according to Zoroastrian doctrine) ⓘ |
| cosmologicalSystem | Zoroastrian dualist cosmology ⓘ |
| culture | Sasanian Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
creation of the world
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end of the world ⓘ structure of the world ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
final renovation of the world (Frashokereti)
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ordered creation (gētīg) and spiritual creation (mēnōg) ⓘ struggle between good and evil ⓘ |
| genre |
cosmogony
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cosmology ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| influenceOn | later Zoroastrian cosmological writings ⓘ |
| language | Middle Persian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Pahlavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodDescribed | Sasanian period religious doctrine ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Middle Persian manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Mazdean Zoroastrianism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Zoroastrian cosmology ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
cosmological explanation
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doctrinal exposition ⓘ |
| script | Pahlavi script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
astral bodies
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cosmic history ⓘ creation myth ⓘ dualism of Ahura Mazda and Angra Mainyu ⓘ eschatology ⓘ geography of the world ⓘ time and cosmic cycles ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | orthodox Zoroastrian ⓘ |
| timeFrameOfComposition | post-Sasanian redaction of Sasanian material ⓘ |
| tradition | Sasanian-era Zoroastrian tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy | Zoroastrian priests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
preserving Sasanian-era doctrine
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teaching cosmology ⓘ |
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