UNIQUE AND HIDEN INFORMATION ABOUT AVESTA

Abstract

This article can open hiden datas about Avesta and Zoroastrianism's sacred text,
the Avesta, contains all of its ritualistic liturgy, legal precepts, and cosmogony. The
extant Avesta, credited to the prophet Zarathushtra (also known as Zoroaster), is a
condensed form of a much larger ancient corpus that was allegedly changed and
preserved as a result of Zarathushtra's reformative efforts. The broken relics of the
original large texts are thought to have been lost during Alexander the Great's conquest
of Persia. The remaining Avesta's doctrinal and liturgical material was eventually
consolidated during the Sasanian era, when it was collected and standardized between
the third and seventh centuries CE. This essay examines the Avesta's historical
development and textual transmission, illuminating how it went from its antiquated
beginnings to playing a crucial role in defining Zoroastrian doctrine and practice.