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Yasht or Yašt means 'praise' in Avestan. The twenty-four Yashts are part of the Younger Avesta and are mostly dedicated to various Zoroastrian divinities. Not liturgic or didactic in nature, the Yashts offer a very vivid and descriptive language in contrast to other parts of the Avesta.
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