This text describes how killing a holy hedgehog results in extirpation of the soul for nine generations. This text was originally split into 21 sections called nasks, corresponding to the 21 words of one (-5[1])mantra. A repeated description of a god “who is all death” (-5[1])in one part of this text (-5[2])describes Winter as an “evil creation.” This text’s name (10[1])is often coupled with its Zend commentaries, (10[3])with (10[1])which it is often conflated. (10[1]-5[1])The (10[1])sin of burying corpses (10[1]-5[1])is described (10[2])as “unforgivable” in one part of this text (10[1]-5[2])called the Vendidad. (10[6]-5[2])One (10[1])of (10[1])the (10[1])only sections (10[1])of this larger (10[1])work (10[1]-5[1])credited (-5[2])to its (10[1])central prophet (10[1])are the Gathas, (10[6]-5[1])in which (10[3])the (10[2]-5[2])daēvas (10[4]-5[1])are minor (-5[1])evil gods (10[1]-5[1])loyal (10[1])to (10[1])Angra Mainyu (10[7]-5[2])who work (10[2])against Ahura (10[1])Mazdā. (10[5])For 10 (10[1]-5[1])points, (10[2])name this (10[1])central (10[1])text (10[2])of (10[1])Zoroastrianism. (10[4]-5[1])■END■ (10[22]0[24])