Yasna

↑ The term Mazdayasna is a combination of Mazda with the Avestan language word Yasna, meaning

Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] Minhaj Ahmed Khan Lodi 2008

Special mention, however, must be made of the middle section of the Yasna, which is constituted by "the Five

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Charles Dudley Warner 1864

For Zarathustra regarded Ahura Mazdā as the sole cosmic creator, to whom the origin of both light and darkness are attributed (Yasna, 14: 5.).

Dictionary of the History of Ideas S. G. F. BRANDO 1968

Mention is also made of molten metal and fire as forms of Ahura Mazdā's retribution (Yasna 30: 7; 51: 9).

SIN AND SALVATION S. G. F. BRANDON 1968

Bridge of the Separator (Činvat); but the devotees of Ahura Mazdā are assured that they would be led safely across by Zarathustra himself (Yasna 46: 10).

SIN AND SALVATION S. G. F. BRANDON 1968

“The one who is good for the wicked is wicked” (Yasna, 46, 6).

Dictionary of the History of Ideas SIMONE P 1968

Mazdā in the House of Song (Yasna 45: 8, 48: 7), while the unjust are doomed to the House of the Lie

SIN AND SALVATION S. G. F. BRANDON 1968

Ahura Mazda, even when opposed by Ahriman, is supreme, and in the oldest hymns or gathas of the Yasna, Ahriman does not appear; there are references to evil beings, but they have no formidable head; Persian dualism, therefore, was of later growth.

Oriental Religions and Christianity A Course of Lectures Delivered on the Ely Foundation Before the Students of Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1891 Frank F. Ellinwood

Thus Yasna i, 1 (which is of considerably later date than Yasna, xxx): "I confess and I proclaim Ahura Mazda, the creator, the radiant, the glorious, who sends his joy-creating grace afar, who made us and who fashioned us, who nourished us and protected us, who is the Spento Mainyu."

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913

The name Ahriman, however, does not actually occur in this Yasna.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913