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was born 392 years before the Christian era. He was descended from the well-known family of Feridoon. His father was Porosusp bin, Petarusp bin, Arovundrup (or Arundusp) bin, Hurchudrap (or Hucha- dusp) bin, Chuckmos (or Chukhusnos) bin, Petarusp bin, Hudrusné (or Hurdrusné) bin, Hurdar (or Hurdar) bin, Supatum bin, Vedsut bín, Usfunx (or Ujum) bin, Rujusné bin, Dorasroon bin, Menochehr bin, Eruch bin Feridoon ; his mother was Dogdoé, daughter of Furm- rua, also a descended from Feridoon. His birth was in the city of Rea, in Persia, then governed by Gustusp, or Darius Hystaspes. No sooner was he born than he began to laugh; and many were his miracles at an early age, which excited the attention of all. The pagan priests; knowing that he was the prophet expected to come, commenced seeking his ruit. But he was saved from all dangers and perils; once on a day, while a child he was taken and thrown into a heap of burn- ing wood, but the fire becathe like cold water. At another time he was attacked in a street, and in many other ways wicked men tried to kill him, but could not. When he was about twelve, he was adinit ted to the company of several wise men, and was there admired by his jealous countrymen for his deep sense and understanding. He was, as his followers believe, now taken into favor by the Almighty, who made him an object of reverence with the people; and by this assistance of God, during his communication with him, he made out laws for his country. Being dissatisfied with the existing language, or the Pehlvi, as it was not a rich one, he invented another more rich,' in which he wrote the Twenty-one books, or Nodsuck, held in 'the' highest respect by the Persians' of all ages, and which are as follows, ed in in their Zend and Persian pamės.

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20 Dudud,

21 Vastarem,

Mirdoom,

Hoosparéin, Husb Duwas Ropsed, i Uskurum, Vandidad,!

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These books of the Persians contain moral and natural philosophy, and treatises on the arts, &c.; but the Parsees in India have only a part of them, some having been lost during the last war, wheii, their king being deposed, they were obliged to flee with whatever they could lay their hands upon. The names of these Books 'forth a short prayer, and are daily repeated not less than 100 times by every ma-

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