What is Avesta?
{{for|the town in Sweden|Avesta, Sweden}} '''Avesta''' is the holy book of [[Zoroastrianism]]. It is written in the [[Avestan language]], an [[Iranian language]]. The Avesta has also been translated into other languages including [[Farsi]] and [[English language|English]]. The oldest portion, the [[Ghathas]], are the religious songs composed by [[Zoroaster]] himself. Other parts of Avesta are named [[Yasna]], [[Yashts]], [[Visperad]], [[Vendidad]] and [[Khordeh Avesta]]. There are two other religious texts in Zoroastrianism which are named [[Denkard]] and [[Ardaviraf Namak]]. [[Category:Religious texts]] [[Category:Zoroastrianism]] [[Category:2nd millennium BC works]] {{multistub|religion|lit}}