The book of arda viraf

Arda viraf authored an early firstperson account of a journey to the underworld a genre that would bolster, and provide so much of the evidence to support, belief in hell. Since several long passages in the book of arda viraf, on the fate of the soul by the celebrated parsi traveller kaiis2, who had come the ardai viraf nameh. It contains about 8,800 words, it describes the dreamjourney of a devout zoroastrian through the next world. There were not many people who had access to this important work, and the mobed told me that since not many know this alphabet, it is important that you versify this work into modern persian poetry. Although scholars feel that many of our earliest notions about hell derive from zoroastrianism, with the evidence provided by these texts we cannot make a reliable determination. And viraf washed his head and body, and put on clean clothes, and perfumed himself with sweet scent. Glossary and index of the pahlavi text of the book of arda viraf. His book narrates a vision of heaven and hell which viraf saw in an inspired dream or vision. Arda viraf nameh among the works of sanaie, book of arda viraf one of the most popular and most recognized them, and one of the most basic resources for teaching knowledge about other world, in ancient iran. This article is within the scope of wikiproject afghanistan, a project to maintain and expand afghanistanrelated subjects on wikipedia. This was very book of arda viraf is a zoroastrian religious text o.

Book of arda viraf the book of arda wiraz is a zoroastrian religious text of the sasanian era written in middle persian. In the first afda places are those who have done much good without having been devout and pious zoroastrians. Centuries before dantes divine comedy, the book of arda viraf described in vivid detail a journey to heaven and hell. Kindle store go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. The book of arda viraf download the book of arda viraf ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. The book of arda viraf, the pahlavi text prepared by destur hoshangji jamaspji asa, revised, with tr. Arda viraf was chosen to go into a dream state, learn the truth of heaven and hell, and bring that knolwedge back to the world of the living. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In this book, the fate of the world, the lore of ancients, the interpretation of the avesta, and the story of the birth of zoroaster was written. Apr 03, 2011 the arda viraf namag is a collection of parsi legends and has a story of a man named arda viraf. It describes the dreamjourney of a devout zoroastrian through the.

Zoroastrian visions of heaven and hell asian and african studies blog. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Arda viraf goes through an experience not unlike dantes inferno except he sees heaven. Martin haug, of the university of munich, revised from. Click download or read online button to the book of arda viraf book. I deleted the book of arda viraf from my kindle on my iphone 5 and re downloaded it. The book of arda viraf is a zoroastrian religious text of sassanid era in middle persian language that contains about 8,800 words.

A dantesque vision of heaven and hell by charles francis horne. Since several long passages in the book of arda viraf, on the fate of the soul after death, are taken from original avesta texts, such as are to be found in the. It is true, in one of the persian versions and in popes english translation which is based upon itthere are seven heavens ards. The revelations of arda viraz righteous viraz, or viraf, as his name has been transcribed in persian, were written in pahlavi preislamic. Thebook of arda viraf is azoroastrian religious text of sassanid era inmiddle persian language, contains about 8,800 words. In the realm of the afterlife, this book is the latest sign that it must avesta data and what were about the same subject, in this. Full text of the book of arda viraf internet archive. It describes the dreamjourney of a devout zoroastrian the wiraz of the story through the next world. Due to the ambiguity inherent to pahlavi script, viraf the name of the protagonist may also be transliterated as wiraf, wiraz or viraz. It describes the extraterrestrial dreamjourney of a zoroastrian priest arda viraz through the next world. It certainly looks strikingly similar to the miraj. The main argument is revolved around arda wiraz namag.

Book of arda viraf wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. K20 adds final j9,10 de7i man rubdni valman darvand ncshman mun hjtvctukdas vindsid. Apr 09, 2019 the book of arda viraf by haug, martin, edward william west, 1872, government central book depot, trner edition, in pahlavi. It describes the dreamjourney of a devout zoroastrian the wiraz of the story.

The book of arda wiraz middle persian arda wiraz namag, pronounced as arda. The book of arda viraf is a zoroastrian religious text of sassanid era in middle persian language, contains about 8,800 words. Download pdf the pahlavi texts ebook full get book direct. It is presented in pahlavi script, along with transcription in english letters and english translation. The book of arda viraf is a zoroastrian story dating back to. In the zoroastrian book arda viraf namag, written during the reign of sassanid king ardashir babagan 226240 ad, the zoroastrian priest arda viraf described his journey into sky to meet his deity.

In the ancient book of arda viraf a voluptuous maiden with prominent breasts welcomes the righteous man to the afterlife. Ramiyar parvez karanjia 1 the arda viraf naamu or arda viraf naameh, is the name of a pahlavi book, originally written in the 3rd century ce, during the. The book is short and has the pahlavi aka middle persian text. Most of the brief book is given here, except where the details of hell become too bestial, too coarsely sordid for modern taste. Book of arda viraf project gutenberg selfpublishing. The book of arda wiraz middle persian arda wiraz namag, arda. There is no difficulty when the final is clearly w, or v, as in the examples already given p. Anyone with a working knowledge of modern persian should be able to read it. The revelations of arda viraz righteous viraz, or viraf, as his name has been the ardai viraf nameh. West and haug 2009, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Diodorus siculuss bibliotheca historica, which was completed circa 60 bce, appears to substantiate this zoroastrian legend. Jun 25, 2017 the book of arda viraf, also known as arda viraz namag, is a story whose theme we have come across twice before. But the kindle edition once downloaded has an image of a camera in the upper left corner with a red line through it and the caption the image is missing.

After the invasion of alexander, the religion of persia was weakened, and the chief priests searched for the holiest man alive. The text assumed its definitive form in the 9th10th. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project andor contribute to the discussion. Includes english translation of the text of the book of arda vi. It was early made available in western languages by m. Book of arda viraf arda viraf namak, sixth century ce.

Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. It was originally written in middle persian language probably during the reign of king ardashir i 226240 ad. West the book of arda viraf, bombay and london, 1872 repr. The text assumed its definitive form in the 9th10th centuries after a long series of emendations.

Kassock selfpahlavi student zeke kassock has created a modern rendition of the book of arda viraf for the. Due to the ambiguity inherent to pahlavi script, viraf the. The pahlavi text prepared by destur hoshangji jamaspji asa 1872 haug, martin, west, edward william on. Bookofardaviraf thebookofardavirafisazoroastrianreligioustext ofsassaniderainmiddlepersianlanguagethatcontains about8,800words. Xliii no doubt, be more satisfactory, in all cases, to depart from the general rule of the pazand writers, which substitutes e for af, as they have themselves done in minul and mainijo. He has sometimes been connected with a religious scholar who wrote commentaries on the avesta during the sasanian empire. The power book by rhonda byrne law of attraction haven.

It really belongs with the genre of apocalyptic literature. Each person is described living an idealised version of the life arrda or she lived on earth, as a warrior, viarf, shepherd or other profession. West the book of arda viraf, bombay and london, repr. West, martin haug from amazons fiction books store. It describes the dreamjourney of a devout zoroastrian the viraf of the story through the next world. The book of arda viraf is a zoroastrian story dating back to sassanian times. Evaluating and comparing the book of arda viraf nameh with. The book of arda viraf zoroastrian archives i audio. Martin haug, of the university of munich, revised from the ms. According to later zoroastrian legend denkard and the book of arda viraf, many sacred texts were lost when alexander the greats troops invaded persepolis and subsequently destroyed the royal library there.

Arda viraf is chosen for his piety to undertake a journey to the next world in order to prove the truth of zoroastrian beliefs, after a period when the land of iran had been troubled by the presence of confused and alien religions. The book of arda viraf by haug, martin, edward william west, 1872, government central book depot, trner edition, in pahlavi. The book of arda viraf rendition transcription and translation charles f. Book of arda viraf taking the first footstep with a good thought, the second with a good word, and the third with a good deed, i entered paradise. Bbc culture the obscure religion that shaped the west. The book of arda viraf transcribed and kindly contributed by chris weimer translated by prof. You can read along with the corresponding material here. The book of arda wiraz middle persian arda wiraz namag, sometimes called the arda wiraf is a zoroastrian religious text of the sasanian era written in middle persian.