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The Dadistan- i Dinik and The Epistles | : of Mandskihar =
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THE DADISTAN-I DINIK AND THE EPISTLES OF MANUSKIHAR
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INTRODUCTION.
TRANSLATIONS.
DaAonistrAn-i Dinix
. Introductory . Why a righteous man is pene cat all ceaaires spireeaat
or worldly
. Why a righteous man is heated ne HO he should ACTS: . Why a righteous man is great
. How temporal distress is to be regarded
. Why the good suffer more than the bad in this world
Why we are created, and what we ought to do
. Whether good works done for the dead differ in itt
from those ordered or done by themselves
. How far they differ
. The growth of good works during life
. Whether the growth of a good work be as dovatiendabld
as the original good work
. Whether it eradicates sin equally well . Whether one is made responsible for all his sins ic
good works separately at the last account, or only for their balance
. The angels who take account ‘ot sin — good sosk, and
how sinners are punished .
. The exposure of a corpse does not occasion the final
departure of life, and is meritorious
. Whether the soul be aware of, or disturbed by, the-c corpse
being gnawed ,
. General Remarks . Xili
. The Dadistan-? Dtnik : XXil
. The Epistles of Mantsfihar . : : = ele 4.0
. The Appendix d : : : +
Réacviaticns used in this volte Pah oa
Vill CONTENTS.
CHAP. PAGE
17. Reason for the exposure of corpses. ; ge
18. How the corpse and bones are to be disposed of . a
19. Whether departed souls can see Afharmazdand Aharman 44 20. Where the souls of the righteous and wicked go. Pere Li 21. The Daitih peak, the Kinvad bridge, and the .wo be
of departed souls. 2 47 22. Whether the spirits are distressed en a igiiesie man dice 50 23. How the life departs from the body 51 24. Where a righteous soul stays for the first Gace nights
after death, and what it does next. ‘ 53
25. Where a wicked soul stays for the first three aioli aster death, and what it does next . . : ; » 55
26. The nature of heaven and its pleasures . : : ae
27. The nature of hell and its punishments . : 57
28. Why ceremonies in honour of Srdsh are cada fae
the three days aftera death . : 58
29. Why Srdsh must be reverenced separately from pre ange 60 30. Why three sacred cakes are consecrated at dawn after the
third night from a death . : , 61 31. How a righteous soul goes to heaven, and sili it Adis
and does there ae. 63 32. How a wicked soul goes to hell, sa hata it finds aid
suffers there . : . : ; ¢ eo
33. The position and SHUHasiOA of hell F ‘ ee |
34. The two ways from the Daitih peak ; that of the riohisals
to heaven, and that of the wicked to hell . : Mee A 35. The continuance of mankind in the world till the resur-
rechon Vi. : ‘ : : ah 36. The preparers of the renovation oF the universe. 747
37. The contest of the good and evil spirits from the igen till the resurrection, and the condition of creation after
the resurrection ' Y .80 38. The effect of doing more vend ee tien are eoieoneer
for attaining to the supreme heaven . : j . 526 39. Reasons for wearing the sacred thread-girdle . : . 122
40. On the sacred shirt and thread-girdle, grace before and after eating, and cleansing the mouth before the after- grace. : ; eee 41. The sin of apostasy, anit an ‘ab atone es it L ft 26 42. The good works of him who saves others from apostasy 139
CHAP.
The distance at which the fire can be addressed, tne use
of a lamp, and the proper order of the propitiatory
dedications, when consecrating a sacred cake . ‘
Whether a skilful priest who is employed to perform
ceremouiies, but is not officially the priest of the dis-
trict, should be paid a regular stipend.
The separate duties of priests <.nd disciples .
When a priest ca1 abandon the ae to obtain a livelihood ‘ .
Whether a priest who Gee the Ged: or one wee
undeistands the commentary, be more entitled to the
foremost place at a sacred feast :
The advantage and proper mode of celebrating the ceremonial . : ;
Whether it be lawful to ey corn a Gees it eae SO as to raise the price for the sake of profit .
Whether it be lawful to sell wine to foreigners and infidels
The sin of drunkenness, and what constitutes immoderate drinking ;
Whether a man who bescahe to ‘Sines ica ina “mutt
and takes a deposit, is bound to deliver the wheat if
its market-price has risen enormously
Whether it be lawful to sell cattle to those of a different religion . ; ‘ ; ‘ ;
Whether a man without a son can give away his pro-
perty to one daughter on his death-bed; the laws of
inheritance, and when an ittigs son must be ap-
pointed, in such acase . , ;
. Whose duty it is to order the ceremonies after a Sead,
. The laws of adoption and family-guardianship
. Those who are fit, or unfit, for res
. The three kinds of adoption
. The least amount of property that requires the ippotnts
ment of an adopted son ‘ :
. The sin of not appointing an pdoptediac son, or of eppotiit.
ing a dishonest one ; ;
. The merit and demerit of family- guardianship
. The laws of inheritance
. Whether it be lawful to seize property from foselgners
and infidels
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. The origin of Gayémard, Mashyaih, and Mashyayoth .
. The origin of next-of-kin marriage
. Regarding the cost of religious rites, and sihiesier a tad s
fees can be reduced when others will take less .
. The cause of the rainbow d
. The cause of the phases of the moon .
. The cause of eclipses
. The causes of river-beds :
