Zoroastrian Temple Prayer in Esfahan

[Cheerleader8085]

i thought they had a cord tht they had to untie and tie as they pray?!?!

[shiz777]

@Cheerleader8085 That is the kusti/sudreh prayers, There are specific prayers for the kusti, the prayer he was praying is kinda like a generic prayer we use kinda like 'Our father' for the christians

[Rigvedification]

@3904939045 thanks for that info buddy

[BlazinSkull209]

i feel sorry for the Zoroastrian people...there religion is becoming an endangered religion

[Chomuno]

@BlazinSkull209 No it isn't dear BlazinSkull... The Zoroastrian religion is the religion in the world whose population increases the most and the fastest. In seventy years it doubled (from 125,000 to 278,000), so, no need to worry.

[BlazinSkull209]

@Chomuno oh oh thats...cool then. Yo can i ask you one more question, not be racist or anything. its just that i was watching Aceint Alien on the history channel and it say that the zoroastrian do not believe in GOD but in a Sky God in which you people look at as an Alien, but not a Godly Entity. Please do not take this to any disrespect as it is something i saw on history channel. Thanks

[Chomuno]

@BlazinSkull209 I guess it's a very bad history channel, or maybe they didn't speak about Zoroastrians. Of course it's crap, we believe in God, not in an alien creature. The Western media's knowledge about the Zoroastrian religion is so poor actually, I'm not surprised at all.

[BlazinSkull209]

@Chomuno Oh cool...yeah i had a feeling they were wrong anyway thanks for awnsering

[Chomuno]

@BlazinSkull209 I you have any question about Zoroastrianism, please send me a PM. It would be a real pleasure for me to answer.

[roxys78]

The Avestan language is not spoken nowadays and several scholars have researched and learnt the meanings, hence we say the prayer in the original language to keep the same vibes and resonances and benefit from that.

[bosna482]

kind of sounds like an Islamic prayer

[danyalalyasa]

@bosna482 # nothing like Islamic prayer in what he called out ,

[parsibache]

He is praying in Avestan. The language used specifically for zoroastrian prayers (gathas).

[shiz777]

I'm Zoroastrian, I believe he's praying two very important fundamental prayers for us, Ashem Vohu and Yatha Hu Vairyo. He sings it beautifully I might add.

[persiandudeee]

Sounds like middle-Persian Pahlavi.

[persiandudeee]

I'm a Zoroasterian convert. Any Iranian who doesn't want to stay as a muslim, then beome Zorasterian, if not for spiritual reasons then atleast for cultural reasons.

[Rigvedification]

Looks similar to Sanskrit but a bit more elongated vowels and twists.

[Zivilschutz1]

at the end hi sias "now get the fuck out of here!" lol.

[YbYBwRbY]

The mobad is reciting two prayers: the Ashem Vohu, and the Ahuna Vairya, both in the Avestan language of the Zoroastrian scriptures. Payande Iran!

[Saraswathiputra]

shitonMOHAMMAD,you a true person with knowledge.Many people in Iran dont know many things..

Spread the true history to your fellow beings!

[shitonMOHAMMAD]

@MetallicThor

the info isn't biased, it is reported as it happened and as a historian myself, who researched the subject of ancient Iranian religion as well as the period of the islamic conquest, I have read many texts and even primary sources that bear witness to forced conversions of Zoroastrians such as the ones I mentioned...of Byabanak in the 13th century, of Bokhara in the 8th century; of Abianeh in the 16th century and the list goes on.

As for muslims having "pure" intentions???!

[shitonMOHAMMAD]

@MetallicThor

the pages of Iranian history are full of instances of forced conversions, massacres and exterminations of entire Zoroastrian villages and settlements. The existence of Zoroastrians in Iran today is thanks to the Indian parsis and their British patrons who exerted pressure on Qajar mohammedan lunatics to let them be. The last forced conversion and massacre of Zoroastrians took place near Borazjan in Pars province and at Turkabad in Yazd in early 20th and late 19th centuries

[shitonMOHAMMAD]

@MetallicThor

then mo-ham-MAD was neccessarily a moron and a subhuman savage, he felt the necessity to invade every place on Earth because he and the other caliphs were paranoid sons of bitches fuck muslims and fuck islam

[IslamicMedProduction]

@shayank13

If muslims were after destroying other religions in middle east

then how come this guy is able to pray like that? How come he is not in a mosque?

get real...

[TheBasijiKiller]

im zoroastrian

[Beejjjjjj]

@TheBasijiKiller, really? Then why does your page say you're 100% Shia Muslim, Hezbollah supporter, and the Quran the only book you read?

[TheBasijiKiller]

@Beejjjjjj becoz thats not my page im an iranian soldier and the goverment told us to make them a youtube account and facebook accounts

[Beejjjjjj]

@TheBasijiKiller , wow, I'm so sorry. You're very brave to admit that here. I wish you the best..

[200420ful]

@TheBasijiKiller

تو به گور پدرت خندیدی که زرتشتی باشی.

پروفایلش رو نگاه کنید.

[TheBasijiKiller]

@200420ful bebakhshid man sarbaz hastam basiji nistam, in page male basije tehran hastesh,

[200420ful]

@TheBasijiKiller

یعنی چی متوجه نمیشم.یعنی تو یه زرتشتی هستی که داره دوران سربازیش رو میگذرونه؟یعنی پروفایلتون مال خودتون نیست؟بیشتر توضیح بدید.

[0xoxol0]

@MetallicThor This "necessity" additionally occupied the whole of north africa, spain, and south Italy.

The arabs invaded sasanian (and other) land, not the other way around.

[0xoxol0]

@MetallicThor And no I'm not a hater, but do hate the lie and its various artists.

[0xoxol0]

@MetallicThor Arabs succeeded inflicting the collapse to the Sasanian empire only because it was ready to collapse all by itself (because of many decades of corruption by the elite), and because Arabs had been brainwashed thinking they'd end up in paradise if they died in the holy Islamic war. If they didn't wan't to force anyone to Islam then why did they attempt to conquer as many as possible with the strong belief they'd come to "paradise" if they died in their holy war ?!

[Chomuno]

I would like to know where this temple is in Esfahan, and if there is a danger in making a religious travel to Iran (Zoroastrian travel I mean) with the authorities etc. we could be easily condemned for nothing, is it true?

[Khashayar2003]

He's praying in Avestan which was also called Zend language. It is still in use in sacral purposes in Zoroastrian communities in Iran and India. Avestan falls into two strata, the older being that of the Gāthās, which reflects a linguistic stage (dating from c. 600 bc) close to that of Vedic Sanskrit in India.

[dude75able]

JAH

[projectoz88]

sounds very much like islamic prayer

[shayank13]

@projectoz88 thats bcoz of his persian accent lol

[zubinkapadia]

AVESTHA was not a written language. It could only be spoken. The ancient Zoroastrians did not want any conqueror to read their holy scripts and hence burned all the holy scriptures.

[doctorw2]

thats not true, avestan was a written language historicle documents prove that, it was alexander the great the accursed one who burned most zoroastrian writings.

[Jhaub420]

why did the ancients Zartoshties not want for the conquerors to read their scriptures???

I'm pretty sure it was Alexander, followed by the Arabs and then the Mongols who burned our Sacred Scriptures, not the Zoroastrians themselves

[shayank13]

@Jhaub420 yea the arabs destroyed anything that was not islam, they were gna destroy Pasargad, but the persians begged them not to, insted, the arabs turned it into a mosque, i was at pasargad a little while ago, u can still c the arabic writing on it

[FezAvesta]

Hi,

I'd love to find a place that sells the holly book of Avesta, does anybody know any links, places I could purchase this in the UK?

Thanks in advance.

[parsibache]

He is praying in Avestan language.

[twestheimer]

Does anyone actually speak it today? What is it's origin?

thanks

[doctorw2]

avestan is spoken only in religious rituals and prayers it is not used in everyday conversations since it is considered sacred. the origin of the avestan language goes way back to the bronze age of ancient persia.

[rockergirltx]

@twestheimer avestan is an old persian language and no one speaks it today, only for prayer

[YazdegerdIII]

@twestheimer Avestan is an Iranian language. It was used in Achaemenid and Sassanid Persia for religious purposes, but nobody actually spoke it.

[corderitodedios69]

@twestheimer avestic is a "dead language" today. avestan was a oriental iranic language (probably from the ancient bactria or khwarezm, from where was zardusht) that today only is used on the zoroastrians prays. ;)

[maryrose321]

@twestheimer Today no one speaks Avestan. But Zoroastrians use it in their religious ceremonies, because their holy book,Avesta, is in Avestan language. it is one of the ancient Persian languages. after the attack of the Alexander all Avestan scripts were burned and destroyed but because some people had memorized their holy book ,Avesta, Avestan survived ; but there is no other source of Avestan languages other than Avesta available.

[JDP1699]

@twestheimer

Its origin is from the Indo european languages. Its the sister language of Sanskrit.

[mastbanda100]

@twestheimer Avestan is the early stage of Persian language and shows similarity with Vedic Sanskrit as both Indo-Iranian languages had same origin. Avestan is now only used by Zoroastrian community as their religious scripture "Zend Avesta" is in that language.

[AulicExclusiva]

Is he praying in Avestan, Pahlavi or Farzi?

[twestheimer]

I don't know

sorry

[shayank13]

@twestheimer hes praying in avestan, u can tell by the word "asti", thats like the oldest word iranians still use today, "ast"

[paazaadi]

@twestheimer

Different parts of Zoroasterian prayers are written in different times using languages ranging from Avestan (Eastern branch of ancient Persian) to Middle Persian (usually known as Pahlavi). However the verses that the man is saying is one of the oldest parts that is in Avestan.

Today, nobody speaks to this language but lots of todays Iranian languages originates from that: Farsi (dari) Tajiki, Kurdi, Lori, Baluchi, Gilaki, Mazani ...

[maryrose321]

@AulicExclusiva it is Avestan



[AulicExclusiva]

@maryrose321 Thanks! Fascinating.

[maryrose321]

@AulicExclusiva :)

[hagbatana]

very nice indeed.