Yasht

Yasht
First page of the Yasht collections in Geldner's edition
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ReligionZoroastrianism
LanguageAvestan
PeriodAvestan period
Chapters21

A Yasht (Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭱𐭲, yšt') is a hymn of worship composed in the Young Avestan language and dedicated to specific Zoroastrian divinities. The term commonly applies to the collection of 21 Yashts, although it may also refer to other texts within the wider Avesta collection.

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