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== H. P. Blavatsky ==
== [[Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna|H. P. Blavatsky]] ==
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Avesta}}'''. Lit., “the Law”. From the old Persian ''Âbastâ, ''“the law”. The sacred Scriptures of the Zoroastrians. ''Zend ''means in the “Zend‐Avesta” — a “commentary” or “interpretation”. It is an error to regard “ Zend” as a language, as “it was applied only to explanatory texts, to the translations of the Avesta”(Darmsteter).
'''{{Style S-Small capitals|Avesta}}'''. Lit., “the Law”. From the old Persian ''Âbastâ, ''“the law”. The sacred Scriptures of the Zoroastrians. ''Zend ''means in the “Zend‐Avesta” — a “commentary” or “interpretation”. It is an error to regard “ Zend” as a language, as “it was applied only to explanatory texts, to the translations of the Avesta”(Darmsteter).


{{Quote source HPB TG|Avesta}}
{{Quote source HPB TG|Avesta}}