Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

renovation of the universe

renovation_of_the_universe

A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

2 occurrences

1 traditions


zoroastrian

  • Pahlavi Texts, Part I: The Bundahis, Bahman Yast, and Shayast la-Shayast INTRODUCTION. / INTRODUCTION. / INTRODUCTION. 1 / XXU PAHLAVI TEXTS.; lines 2916-3015 confidence: medium

    The glossary lists terms including frashakard as renovation of the universe, fravahar as guardian spirit, ganrak mainok as evil spirit, hazarak as millennium, ristakhez as resurrection, spenak mainok as beneficent spirit, tanu-i pasino as future existence, and tozij-n as retribution.

    The glossary includes a Pahlavi term translated as renovation of the universe.

    read in the book
  • Pahlavi Texts, Part I: The Bundahis, Bahman Yast, and Shayast la-Shayast SELECTIONS OF ZA25-SPARAM, IX, 20-X, 5. 1 83 / Chapter XI. / SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM, X, 6 -XI, 7. 1 85 / SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM, XI, 8-1 0. 1 87; lines 11126-11155 confidence: high

    The second writing concerns formation of men out of body, life, and soul; the third concerns producing the renovation of the universe.

    The third writing is described as sayings about producing the renovation of the universe.

    read in the book