The Collaborative International Dictionary
Zend-Avesta
Zend-Avesta \Zend`-A*ves"ta\, n. [Properly, the Avesta, or
sacred text, and its zend, or interpretation, in a more
modern and intelligible language.
--W. D. Whitney.]
The sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion,
attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date.
Usage examples of "zend-avesta".
Barony of Angels, the Long Beach crew had a regular library of scriptures on which the people with whom they dealt could swear truthfulness: everything from the Analects to the Zend-Avesta.
Tripitaka of Buddhism, the Agama of Hinduism, the Zend-Avesta of Zoroastrianism, and the Veda of Brahmanism.