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11 The place of account (see Chap. XX, 3). Or, it may be, ‘render one certain, in the course of time, regarding the awful place (hell).’ 2 Mr4 adds ‘and acquire good works.’ 8 That is, they are more diligent in learning the prayers by heart. * Referring to the Kinvad bridge (see Chap. XXI, 5). 248 DADISTAN-f DINiK. Cuarprer LXXXVI. 1. As éo the eighty-fifth question and reply, that which you ask is thus: What is possible to become the harm of a gift ¢hat is reduced ? 2. The reply is this, that since ¢hose things are to be properly given which are for the religious rites of the ceremonial?, and are the consideration of the undertakers of all the religious rites, and are also the stipend of some solemnizers, both? are living comfortably dy the ceremonial. 3. The sons of the disciples who wanted approval for the words prayed, become so much the more to be ordered and to be accepted; and the ceremonial of all the religious rites becomes more progressive. 4. So, moreover, when they go to undertake the well-operating activity of the ceremonial for a diminution of remuneration azd gift, and owing to undertaking and ordering again’, by way of routine (pavan dér ras), they do not request so much stipend, z¢ zs as though they should buy my linen and should sell z# again for their own payment (dadan6). 5. As ¢o the performers of the ceremonial, likewise, who ave to acquire approval with much trouble and words prayed, and obtain a remuneration which, for the soul even, is as little for the ceremonial as though ove were annoyed—whereby 1 Mrq4 has merely ‘since the proper donation for the ceremonial.’ 2 That is, both the undertakers and solemnizers, the chief priest and his assistants. * Referring to a priest who undertakes ceremonies and then directs inferiors to perform them (see Chap. LXVI, 4, 6). CHAPTER LXXXVI, I-LXXXVII, I. 249 living is difficult—they become sorry for enduring the trouble, owing to lukewarmness (afsurd6- ‘minisnth) 2% the same profession. 6. And even the sons of the disciples shall sell linen for wages, and they rejoice ¢kat it is possible to learn other callings wth less pains; and thus they make ¢hem become lukewarm azd meditating retreat (av4zdhang) from the words of fresh paragraphs continually prayed!, from the approval requested of the learned (4z4n), and from all the religious rites they should undertake for the contented. 7. As to those, moreover, who, through ferventminded undertaking of wha¢ is ordered, request less for all the religious rites, azd have not obtained? even that which is due ¢o ¢hem, it is not even as though they ordered of them for the fiends*. 8. And the disgrace, too, of the orderers of good works of lukewarmness is the exaltation of the profession of the disciples; and its deficient progress becomes the paralysation of the ceremonial of the sacred beings for saving the souls of the good from the deadly one (mar). CuapTreR LXXXVII.
28. And the disgrace, too, of the orderers of good works of lukewarmness is the exaltation of the profession of the disciples; and its deficient progress becomes the paralysation of the ceremonial of the sacred beings for saving the souls of the good from the deadly one (mar). CuapTreR LXXXVII. 1. As éo the eighty-sixth question and reply, that which you ask is thus: How is it good when they give a gift for the ceremonial ? 1 Literally ‘ prayed and prayed.’ * Reading ay4ft, instead of the unintelligible ayAdt, as d has, no doubt, been written for f. > Meaning that the orderers would act more liberally if they wanted a ceremony even in honour of the fiends. 250 DADISTAN-I DfNik. 2. The reply is this, that as it is necessary, so that the ceremonial of the sacred beings may be more advanced, and such wealth may more come’ on to the good work, for the proper stipends of the undertakers aud solemnizers—‘¢hat they may become less lukewarm as regards the accompanying proprieties, and thereby diligent zz performing ¢hem— and there is not in z¢? an express connection manifested with different work, and with that which has proceeded from so many previous good people, I deem the introduction of z¢? more expressly better. CuapTeR LXXXVIII. 1. As ¢o the eighty-seventh question and reply, that which you ask is thus: As family householders we of the good religion of Iran, before each ce/ebration of all the religious rites with holy-water® which they have provided in the land* of P&rs, have then always given for it a gift of goo dirhams, or 350 dirhams® af least. 2. And now if we should be needy, when we deduct something from the 400 dirhams, or from the 350 dirhams, of the gift for them, they would then not accept z¢ from us, and speak thus: ‘Less than 400, or than 350, dirhams we do not® accept. 3. But there are needy men 1 The ceremonial. * The gift. 8 See Chap. LXVI, 17. * Reading bfim, as in Mr4, instead of the barmané, ‘son,’ of K35. 5 About 140 or 1223 rfipis (see Chap. LII, 1 note). As in Chap. LXVI, the actual value of these sums of money depended upon the price of the necessaries of life in the ninth century. * K35 repeats the negative, but whether this is a blunder, or intended to intensify the negation, is uncertain. CHAPTER LXXXVII, 2—LXXXVIII, 7. 251 who always come to us themselves and speak thus: ‘For 350 dirhams we will always twice conduct all the religious rites azd ceremonial with holy-water such as ¢hose which you have always ordered before for 400; only order us. 4. Would a needy one, apart from the priestly men who always say that they are not, be authorised, or not?
34. Would a needy one, apart from the priestly men who always say that they are not, be authorised, or not? 5. The reply is this, that the priest to whom your predecessors have given a gift of 400 or 350 dirhams, for all the religious rites with holy-water, it is proper to consider particularly virtuous and faithful, when there is nothing else adout him, on account of which he is otherwise. 6. A celebration of all the religious rites with holy-water, in which they shall use four pure animals !— and just according to the teaching of the high-priests they present to every single fire from one animal and one holywater—and the offering of holy-water unto the fire whose holy-water z¢ zs, and bringing it on to another fire apart from that holy-water, and the ceremonial cleansing of the holy-water they maintain by agreement in thy name, the superiors solemnize with approval, faithfully, and attentively; aad the remuneration of 350 dirhams would be a balancing of when they conduct the religious rite a¢ the place of undertaking z¢, and when 7¢ is undertaken as regards a distant district *. 7. In Avtakhshatar-gadman §, within my memory, 1 Sheep or goats. 2 That is, it is a fair average charge. 8 The Huz. form of Ardashir-khurrah, the name given by Ardashir son of Papak, the first Sasanian king, to the city and district of Gér, subsequently called Pirfizdbid (see Néldeke’s Geschichte der Perser und Araber zur Zeit der Sasaniden, pp. 11, 19), about seventy miles south of Shiraz. 252 DADISTAN-? DfNiK. they who would accept less than 300 dirhams? for it made a.memorandum (farh4ng), to keep in remembrance ¢haé 350 dirhams for all the religious rites performed was to be the rule declared by those of the religion 2% Avtakhshatar-gadman. 8. Likewise, the glorified Atdr-frébag*, son of FarakhdzAd, who was the pre-eminent leader of those of the good religion, decided 2% the same manner. 9. And now, too, they always conduct those rztes which are without holy-water for 150 dirhams, or even for 120 dirhams; and the reason of it is the neediness of the disciples who, owing to that need, azd in hope of obtaining more employment, always diminish their demands, and through deficient remuneration always become more needy, more importunate, and more moderate in desiring remuneration; and, in the course of the employment of resources and requesting the charge of all the religious rites, the labour and endurance of discipleship are exhausted. 10. And as ¢o him who undertakes to conduct all the religious rites twice for 350 dirhams, if he de properly working avd thoroughly reliable for the 350 dirhams whzch are always given him for the ceremonial of all the religious rites—just like those who would always undertake ¢hem once—and all the religious rites are conducted and secured twice, on 1 About 105 rfpis.
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Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
11 The place of account (see Chap. XX, 3). Or, it may be, ‘render one certain, in the course of time, regarding the awful place (hell).’ 2 Mr4 adds ‘and acquire good works.’ 8 That is, they are more diligent in learning the prayers by heart. * Referring to the Kinvad bridge (see Chap. XXI, 5). 248 DADISTAN-f DINiK. Cuarprer LXXXVI. 1. As éo the eighty-fifth question and reply, that which you ask is thus: What is possible to become the harm of a gift ¢hat is reduced ? 2. The reply is this, that since ¢hose things are to be properly given which are for the religious rites of the ceremonial?, and are the consideration of the undertakers of all the religious rites, and are also the stipend of some solemnizers, both? are living comfortably dy the ceremonial. 3. The sons of the disciples who wanted approval for the words prayed, become so much the more to be ordered and to be accepted; and the ceremonial of all the religious rites becomes more progressive. 4. So, moreover, when they go to undertake the well-operating activity of the ceremonial for a diminution of remuneration azd gift, and owing to undertaking and ordering again’, by way of routine (pavan dér ras), they do not request so much stipend, z¢ zs as though they should buy my linen and should sell z# again for their own payment (dadan6). 5. As ¢o the performers of the ceremonial, likewise, who ave to acquire approval with much trouble and words prayed, and obtain a remuneration which, for the soul even, is as little for the ceremonial as though ove were annoyed—whereby 1 Mrq4 has merely ‘since the proper donation for the ceremonial.’ 2 That is, both the undertakers and solemnizers, the chief priest and his assistants. * Referring to a priest who undertakes ceremonies and then directs inferiors to perform them (see Chap. LXVI, 4, 6). CHAPTER LXXXVI, I-LXXXVII, I. 249 living is difficult—they become sorry for enduring the trouble, owing to lukewarmness (afsurd6- ‘minisnth) 2% the same profession. 6. And even the sons of the disciples shall sell linen for wages, and they rejoice ¢kat it is possible to learn other callings wth less pains; and thus they make ¢hem become lukewarm azd meditating retreat (av4zdhang) from the words of fresh paragraphs continually prayed!, from the approval requested of the learned (4z4n), and from all the religious rites they should undertake for the contented. 7. As to those, moreover, who, through ferventminded undertaking of wha¢ is ordered, request less for all the religious rites, azd have not obtained? even that which is due ¢o ¢hem, it is not even as though they ordered of them for the fiends*. 8. And the disgrace, too, of the orderers of good works of lukewarmness is the exaltation of the profession of the disciples; and its deficient progress becomes the paralysation of the ceremonial of the sacred beings for saving the souls of the good from the deadly one (mar). CuapTreR LXXXVII.
28. And the disgrace, too, of the orderers of good works of lukewarmness is the exaltation of the profession of the disciples; and its deficient progress becomes the paralysation of the ceremonial of the sacred beings for saving the souls of the good from the deadly one (mar). CuapTreR LXXXVII. 1. As éo the eighty-sixth question and reply, that which you ask is thus: How is it good when they give a gift for the ceremonial ? 1 Literally ‘ prayed and prayed.’ * Reading ay4ft, instead of the unintelligible ayAdt, as d has, no doubt, been written for f. > Meaning that the orderers would act more liberally if they wanted a ceremony even in honour of the fiends. 250 DADISTAN-I DfNik. 2. The reply is this, that as it is necessary, so that the ceremonial of the sacred beings may be more advanced, and such wealth may more come’ on to the good work, for the proper stipends of the undertakers aud solemnizers—‘¢hat they may become less lukewarm as regards the accompanying proprieties, and thereby diligent zz performing ¢hem— and there is not in z¢? an express connection manifested with different work, and with that which has proceeded from so many previous good people, I deem the introduction of z¢? more expressly better. CuapTeR LXXXVIII. 1. As ¢o the eighty-seventh question and reply, that which you ask is thus: As family householders we of the good religion of Iran, before each ce/ebration of all the religious rites with holy-water® which they have provided in the land* of P&rs, have then always given for it a gift of goo dirhams, or 350 dirhams® af least. 2. And now if we should be needy, when we deduct something from the 400 dirhams, or from the 350 dirhams, of the gift for them, they would then not accept z¢ from us, and speak thus: ‘Less than 400, or than 350, dirhams we do not® accept. 3. But there are needy men 1 The ceremonial. * The gift. 8 See Chap. LXVI, 17. * Reading bfim, as in Mr4, instead of the barmané, ‘son,’ of K35. 5 About 140 or 1223 rfipis (see Chap. LII, 1 note). As in Chap. LXVI, the actual value of these sums of money depended upon the price of the necessaries of life in the ninth century. * K35 repeats the negative, but whether this is a blunder, or intended to intensify the negation, is uncertain. CHAPTER LXXXVII, 2—LXXXVIII, 7. 251 who always come to us themselves and speak thus: ‘For 350 dirhams we will always twice conduct all the religious rites azd ceremonial with holy-water such as ¢hose which you have always ordered before for 400; only order us. 4. Would a needy one, apart from the priestly men who always say that they are not, be authorised, or not?
34. Would a needy one, apart from the priestly men who always say that they are not, be authorised, or not? 5. The reply is this, that the priest to whom your predecessors have given a gift of 400 or 350 dirhams, for all the religious rites with holy-water, it is proper to consider particularly virtuous and faithful, when there is nothing else adout him, on account of which he is otherwise. 6. A celebration of all the religious rites with holy-water, in which they shall use four pure animals !— and just according to the teaching of the high-priests they present to every single fire from one animal and one holywater—and the offering of holy-water unto the fire whose holy-water z¢ zs, and bringing it on to another fire apart from that holy-water, and the ceremonial cleansing of the holy-water they maintain by agreement in thy name, the superiors solemnize with approval, faithfully, and attentively; aad the remuneration of 350 dirhams would be a balancing of when they conduct the religious rite a¢ the place of undertaking z¢, and when 7¢ is undertaken as regards a distant district *. 7. In Avtakhshatar-gadman §, within my memory, 1 Sheep or goats. 2 That is, it is a fair average charge. 8 The Huz. form of Ardashir-khurrah, the name given by Ardashir son of Papak, the first Sasanian king, to the city and district of Gér, subsequently called Pirfizdbid (see Néldeke’s Geschichte der Perser und Araber zur Zeit der Sasaniden, pp. 11, 19), about seventy miles south of Shiraz. 252 DADISTAN-? DfNiK. they who would accept less than 300 dirhams? for it made a.memorandum (farh4ng), to keep in remembrance ¢haé 350 dirhams for all the religious rites performed was to be the rule declared by those of the religion 2% Avtakhshatar-gadman. 8. Likewise, the glorified Atdr-frébag*, son of FarakhdzAd, who was the pre-eminent leader of those of the good religion, decided 2% the same manner. 9. And now, too, they always conduct those rztes which are without holy-water for 150 dirhams, or even for 120 dirhams; and the reason of it is the neediness of the disciples who, owing to that need, azd in hope of obtaining more employment, always diminish their demands, and through deficient remuneration always become more needy, more importunate, and more moderate in desiring remuneration; and, in the course of the employment of resources and requesting the charge of all the religious rites, the labour and endurance of discipleship are exhausted. 10. And as ¢o him who undertakes to conduct all the religious rites twice for 350 dirhams, if he de properly working avd thoroughly reliable for the 350 dirhams whzch are always given him for the ceremonial of all the religious rites—just like those who would always undertake ¢hem once—and all the religious rites are conducted and secured twice, on 1 About 105 rfpis.
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