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Parsis

Aholisi sezilarli bo'lgan hududlar
Hindiston	69,000 (2014)[1][2]
Pokiston	1,092[3][4]
Tillar
Ingliz tili (Hind lahjasi ), Gujarati va Hindustani
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Zardushtiylik

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Zardushtiylik
Atar (olov), zardushtiylikning asosiy ramzi
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Hisoblar va afsonalar Denkard Bundaxishn Arda Virafning kitobi Jamasp kitobi Sanjan haqida hikoya Chinvat ko'prigi Frashokereti
Tarix va madaniyat Zurvanizm Mazdakizm Xurramiylar Taqvim Bayramlar Nikoh Dafn
Tarafdorlar Hindistondagi zardushtiylar Eronda zardushtiylar Parsis Qo'shma Shtatlardagi zardushtiylik dini Eronliklar Zardushtiylarning ta'qib qilinishi
Tegishli mavzular Zardushtiylikni tanqid qilish
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Parsis (/ˈp.rsiː/) yoki Parsees (bu "Fors tili "ichida Fors tili ) an etnik diniy guruh ga ko'chib o'tganlar Hindiston qit'asi dan Fors davomida Forsni musulmonlar tomonidan zabt etilishi Idoralar 636–651; shunday ikkita guruhdan biri (ikkinchisi mavjud Eronliklar ). Zardushtiylik bo'ladi etnik din parsiy xalqidan. Ga ko'ra Qissa-i Sanjan, Parsis ko'chib kelgan Sosoniylar imperiyasi ga Gujarat 8-asr va 10-asrlar oralig'ida ularga boshpana berilgan joyda saqlanish uchun quvg'in quyidagilarga rioya qilish Forsni musulmonlar tomonidan zabt etilishi.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Musulmonlarning Forsni zabt etishi davrida mintaqaning hukmron dini (bu hukmronlik qilgan Sosoniylar imperiyasi ) edi Zardushtiylik. Kabi eronliklar Bobak Xurramdin deyarli 200 yil davomida musulmon bosqinchilariga qarshi isyon ko'targan.^[12] Shu vaqt ichida ko'plab eronliklar (ular Hindistonga ko'chib kelganidan beri ularni hozircha parsis deb atashadi) Forsdan Hindistonga qochib, o'zlarining diniy xususiyatlarini saqlab qolishni tanladilar.^[13]

So'z پrsyاn, "Parsian", ya'ni "Parsi" deb talaffuz qilingan Fors tili, so'zma-so'z ma'nosini anglatadi Fors tili.^[14] Yozib oling Forscha bu Arablashtirish so'zning Forschasifatida ishlatiladi endonim fors tilida va fors tilida gaplashadi Eron, Afg'oniston, Tojikiston va sobiq ba'zi boshqa mintaqalar Fors imperiyasi.

Parsislarning Hindistonda uzoq vaqt bo'lishlari ularni zardushtiyliklarning hind jamoatidan ajratib turadi Eronliklar, ular juda yaqinda kelganlar, asosan, repressiyadan qochgan zardushtiylar avlodidan Qajar sulolasi 19-asr oxiri - 20-asr boshidagi Eronning umumiy ijtimoiy va siyosiy notinchligi.^[15] D.L. Sheet, sobiq direktor Hindistondagi rivojlanayotgan jamiyatlarni o'rganish markazi (CSDS), o'rta sinfni tashkil etuvchi va an'anaviy ravishda hind jamoalarining ro'yxati "shahar va professional "(shifokorlar, huquqshunoslar, o'qituvchilar, muhandislar va hk. kabi kasblar) 1947 yilda Mustaqillikdan so'ng darhol. Ushbu ro'yxatga quyidagilar kiritilgan Kashmiri panditslari, Nagar Braxmanlar Gujaratdan; Janubiy Hindiston braxminlari; The Panjob Xatrislari va Kayastas shimoliy Hindistondan; Chitpavanlar va CKP (Chandraseniya Kayastha Prabhus ) dan Maharashtra; Probasi va Bhadralok Bengaliyaliklar; Parsis va musulmon va nasroniy jamoalarining yuqori qatlamlari. P.K. Verma, "Ta'lim bu pan-hind elitasini birlashtirgan umumiy mavzu edi" va bu jamoalarning deyarli barcha a'zolari ingliz tilida o'qish va yozish imkoniyatiga ega edilar va maktabdan tashqari ta'lim olishgan.^[16][17][18] Shunday qilib, Parsis a deb hisoblanadi model ozchilik Hindistonda.

Ta'rif va shaxs

Ga ko'ra Britannica entsiklopediyasi,

Parsiy, shuningdek, Fors payg'ambarining Hindistondagi izdoshlari guruhining a'zosi Parsei tomonidan yozilgan Zardusht. Parsi, ismi "forslar" degan ma'noni anglatadi, musulmonlar tomonidan diniy ta'qiblardan qochish uchun Hindistonga hijrat qilgan fors zardushtiylaridan kelib chiqqan. Ular asosan Mumbayda va asosan Mumbayning janubida joylashgan bir nechta shahar va qishloqlarda, shuningdek Karachi (Pokiston) va Chennay yaqinidagi oz sonli ozchiliklarni yashaydilar. Pune shahrida ham, Bangalorda ham juda katta Parsee aholisi mavjud. Bir necha Parsee oilalari, shuningdek, Kalkutta va Haydarobodda istiqomat qilishadi. Garchi ular kasta bo'lmasalar-da, hindular bo'lmaganligi sababli ular aniq belgilangan jamoani tashkil qiladilar. Parsiy ko'chishining aniq sanasi noma'lum. An'anaga ko'ra, Parsis dastlab Hormuzda joylashgan Fors ko'rfazi ammo o'zlarini hanuzgacha quvg'in qilayotganlarini ko'rib, VIII asrga kelib Hindistonga suzib ketishdi. Ko'chish, aslida, X asrning oxirida yoki ikkalasida ham sodir bo'lishi mumkin. Ular birinchi bo'lib joylashdilar Diu yilda Katiavar ammo tez orada Janubiy Gujaratga ko'chib o'tdilar, u erda ular 800 yil davomida kichik qishloq xo'jaligi jamoasi sifatida qolishdi.^[19]

Atama Parsi, fors tilida a demonim "yashovchisi Pars "va shuning uchun" etnik fors "17-asrgacha hind zardushtiylik matnlarida tasdiqlanmagan. Shu vaqtgacha bunday matnlarda fors tilidan kelib chiqqan atamalar doimiy ravishda ishlatib kelinmoqda. Zartoshti "Zardushtiylik" yoki Vehdin "yaxshi din". 12-asr O'n olti Shlokas, a Sanskritcha Parsiyni maqtagan matn,^[20] atamasi hind zardushtiylari uchun identifikator sifatida ishlatilgan eng qadimgi.

Hindistondan kelgan Parsis, v. 1870 yil

Evropa tilida Parsisga birinchi murojaat 1322 yilda, frantsuz rohib, Jordanus, ularning mavjudligiga qisqacha ishora qiladi Thane va Bharuch. Keyinchalik, bu atama ko'plab frantsuz va portugal, keyinchalik ingliz tilidagi Evropalik sayohatchilarning jurnallarida paydo bo'lib, ularning barchasi mahalliy til atamasining evropalashtirilgan versiyasidan foydalangan. Masalan, portugaliyalik shifokor Garsiya de O'rta 1563 yilda kuzatilgan: "... qirolligida savdogarlar bor Kambaiya ... Esparcis nomi bilan mashhur. Biz portugallar ularni yahudiy deymiz, ammo ular unday emas. Ular Gentios "20-asr boshlarida qonuniy qarorda (qarang o'z-o'zini anglash, quyida), sudyalar Davar va Beamanning ta'kidlashicha (1909: 540) "Parsi" ham Eronda zardushtiylarga murojaat qilish uchun ishlatilgan atama.^[21][22] "hindu" so'zi eronliklar tomonidan hind yarim qit'asidagi har qanday kishiga murojaat qilish uchun ishlatilgani kabi, hindular "parsiy" so'zi Buyuk Erondan kelgan odamga murojaat qilish uchun ishlatilgan, ular aslida etnik fors ekanligidan qat'iy nazar odamlar. Qanday bo'lmasin, "Parsiy" atamasining o'zi "ularning eronlik yoki" fors "kelib chiqishining belgisi emas, aksincha etnik o'ziga xoslikning bir nechta xususiyatlari sifatida namoyon bo'ladigan ko'rsatkichdir".^[23] Bundan tashqari, agar irsiyat etnik xususiyatni aniqlashning yagona omili bo'lsa, parsislar bu kabi hisoblanadi Parfiyaliklar ga ko'ra Qissa-i Sanjan.^[22]

"Parseeism" yoki "Parsiism" atamasiga tegishli Ibrohim Hyacinthe Anquetil-Duperron, 1750-yillarda, "zardushtiylik" so'zi hali paydo bo'lmaganda, Parsiy va zardushtiylik haqida birinchi batafsil hisobotni tuzgan, unda xato bilan Parsiylar dinning qolgan izdoshlari deb taxmin qilishgan.

Yuqoridagilardan tashqari, "Parsi" atamasi ular Hindistonga ko'chib o'tishdan oldin ham mavjud edi:

• Parsis haqida dastlabki ma'lumot Ossuriya yozuvida uchraydi Shalmaneser III (miloddan avvalgi 854-824 yillarda).
• Buyuk Doro (Miloddan avvalgi 521-486 yillar) bu haqiqatni o'z avlodlari uchun "parsa parsahya puthra ariya ariyachitra", ya'ni "parsi, parsiy o'g'li, an Oriy, oriy oilasidan (yozuv Naqsh-i Rustam, yaqin Persepolis, Eron ).
• Parsiy tarixi konturlarida Dasturji Hormazdyar Dastur Kayoji Mirza, Bombey 1987, 3-4 bet, "yozishicha Pahlaviy matni Karnamak i Artaxshir va Papakan, hind munajjimi Artaxshirni nazarda tutadi (Sosoniyalik qirol va imperiyaning asoschisi) xvatay parsikan sifatida 'Parsiya shohi'.
• Gerodot va Ksenofon, miloddan avvalgi III va IV asrlarda yashagan ikki buyuk tarixchi eronliklarni Parsiy deb atashgan.^[24]

Kelib chiqishi

Qadimgi Forsda Zardusht buni yaxshilikka o'rgatgan (Ohrmazd ) va yovuzlik (Angra Maynyu ) qarama-qarshi kuchlar edi va ular o'rtasidagi jang ozmi-ko'pmi teng kelishgan. Inson har doim yorug'lik kuchlari bilan uyg'un bo'lishi uchun hushyor bo'lishi kerak. Ga ko'ra asha yoki solihlik va druj yoki yovuzlik, inson hayotida tanlagan bo'lsa, ular hukm qilinadi Chinvat ko'prigi jannatga, Hammistaganga (limbo zonasi) yoki do'zaxga qilich bilan o'tish huquqini berish. Insonning xatti-harakatlarini ifodalovchi ruhning shaxsga aylangan shakli sud qarorini tayinlangan joyga etkazadi va u erda ular oxirzamongacha qoladilar. Yaxshilik va yomonlik o'rtasidagi so'nggi jangdan so'ng, har bir jon o'z olovini yoqib yuborgan olov sinovlari daryosi bo'ylab yuradi va birgalikda ular tirilishdan keyin jannatga ega bo'ladilar. Deb nomlangan Zardushtiylarning muqaddas kitobi Avesta, ichida yozilgan Avesto tili bilan chambarchas bog'liq Vedik sanskrit.

The Qissa-i Sanjan Parsiyaning Erondan Hindistonga sayohati haqidagi ertak. Unda aytilishicha, ular diniy erkinlik sababli qochib ketishgan va mahalliy shahzodaning xayrixohligi tufayli ularga Hindistonda yashashga ruxsat berilgan. Biroq, Parsiylar jamoasi uchta qoidaga rioya qilishlari kerak edi: ular mahalliy tilda gaplashishlari, mahalliy nikoh odatlariga rioya qilishlari va hech qanday qurol olib yurmasliklari kerak edi. Ularning e'tiqodi va mahalliy e'tiqodlari o'rtasidagi o'xshashlik ko'pligini ko'rsatgandan so'ng, dastlabki jamoaga a qurish uchun er uchastkasi berildi olov ma'badi.

Etnik jamoa sifatida

To'y portreti, 1948 yil

Birinchi zardushtiylar Hindistonga kelganidan beri asrlar davomida Parsiylar o'zlarining o'ziga xos urf-odatlari va an'analarini (va shu tariqa etnik o'ziga xoslikni) saqlab qolish yoki rivojlantirish bilan bir vaqtda o'zlarini hind jamiyatiga qo'shdilar. Bu o'z navbatida Parsiy jamoasiga ancha o'ziga xos mavqega ega bo'ldi: ular milliy mansubligi, tili va tarixi jihatidan hindular, ammo odatda hindular emas qarindoshlik yoki millati, madaniy, xulq-atvori va diniy amaliyotlari. Geneologik DNK sinovlari nasabning tozaligini aniqlash turli xil natijalarni berdi. Bitta tadqiqot Parsi bahsini qo'llab-quvvatlaydi^[25] ular mahalliy aholi bilan o'zaro nikohdan qochish orqali forscha ildizlarini saqlab qolishgan. O'sha 2002 yilda Y-xromosoma (patrilineal) ning Dars Darsi Pokiston, Parsis genetik jihatdan Eronliklarga qo'shnilariga qaraganda yaqinroq ekanligi aniqlandi.^[26]

2004 yilgi tadqiqot, unda Parsiy mitoxondrial DNK (matrilineal) eronliklar bilan taqqoslangan va Gujaratlar Parsis genetik jihatdan eronliklarga qaraganda gujarotlarga yaqinroq ekanligini aniqladi. 2002 yildagi tadqiqotni hisobga olgan holda, 2004 yildagi tadqiqot mualliflari "hozirgi Parsiy aholisi ajdodlarining erkak vositachiligida ko'chib o'tishlari, ular mahalliy ayollarga qo'shilib [...] oxir-oqibat mtDNA ning yo'qolishiga olib keladi. Eron kelib chiqishi ".^[27] 2017 yilda Parsis genetik jihatdan yaqinroq ekanligi aniqlangan tadqiqot o'tkazildi Neolitik Eronliklar zamonaviy Eronliklarga qaraganda, ular yaqinda Yaqin Sharqdan kelgan aralashmaning to'lqiniga guvoh bo'lgan va "qadimgi namunalar orasida 48% Janubiy Osiyoga xos mitoxondriyal nasl-nasablar mavjud bo'lib, ular mahalliy ayollarning assimilyatsiya natijasida paydo bo'lishi mumkin. dastlabki hisob-kitob ».^[28]

O'z-o'zini anglash

Forscha Navjote marosim (zardushtiylik e'tiqodiga kirish marosimlari)

Parsiy kim ekanligi va yo'qligi haqidagi ta'rif Hindistondagi zardushtiylar jamoatchiligida katta tortishuvlarga sabab bo'ladi. Odatda, parsiy:

(a) to'g'ridan-to'g'ri asl fors qochqinlaridan kelib chiqqan va

b) rasmiy ravishda zardushtiylik diniga qabul qilingan navjote marosim.

Shu ma'noda, Forscha etno-diniy belgilovchi bo'lib, uning ta'rifi uning a'zolari o'rtasida tortishuvga o'xshashdir yahudiy kim G'arbda.

Jamiyatning ayrim a'zolari qo'shimcha ravishda bolaning dinga kirishi uchun parsi otasi bo'lishi kerak, deb da'vo qilmoqdalar, ammo bu fikr ko'pchilik tomonidan zardushtiylik qoidalarini buzish deb hisoblanadi. jinsiy tenglik va Parsiy atamasining eski qonuniy ta'rifining qoldig'i bo'lishi mumkin.

Parsiyning tez-tez keltirilgan huquqiy ta'rifi 1909 yildagi hukmga asoslanadi (bekor qilinganidan beri) nafaqat odam zardushtiylik e'tiqodiga o'tib, parsiy bo'la olmaydi, deb ta'kidlagan.

Parsiylar jamoasi quyidagilardan iborat: a) asl fors muhojirlaridan kelib chiqqan va ikkala zardushtiylik ota-onasidan tug'ilgan va zardushtiylik diniga e'tiqod qiluvchi parsiylar; b) eronliklar [bu erda ma'no Eronliklar, hind zardushtiylarining boshqa guruhi emas] zardushtiylik dinini e'tirof etganlar; v) dinga munosib va ​​to'g'ri qabul qilingan begona onalar tomonidan parsi otalarining farzandlari.^[29]

Ushbu ta'rif bir necha marta bekor qilindi. Ning tenglik printsiplari Hindiston konstitutsiyasi bekor qiling patilineal uchinchi bandda ko'rsatilgan cheklovlar. Ikkinchi band bahsli bo'lib, 1948 yilda bekor qilindi.^[30] 1950 yilda apellyatsiya shikoyati bilan 1948 yilgi qaror o'z kuchida qoldi va 1909 yilgi ta'rif to'liq deb topildi obiter diktum - garov xulosasi va yuridik jihatdan majburiy emas (1966 yilda qayta tasdiqlangan).^[31][32])

Jamiyatda tobora kuchayib borayotgan bir ovoz bor: agar haqiqatan ham tenglikni tiklash kerak bo'lsa, u holda qabul qilinishi mumkin bo'lgan yagona echim - bu faqat ota-onasi ikkalasi ham parsiy bo'lsa, bolani imonga boshlashga imkon berishdir.

Shunga qaramay, 1909 yildagi hukm qonuniy kuchga ega degan fikr, hatto yaxshi o'qilgan va mo''tadil Parsis orasida ham saqlanib qolmoqda.

Aholisi

Zamonaviy va qadimiy Parsiyning geografik tarqalishi.^[33]

Ga ko'ra 2011 yil Hindiston aholisini ro'yxatga olish, Hindistonda 57 264 ta parsiya mavjud.^[34][35] Ga ko'ra Ozchiliklar bo'yicha milliy komissiya, "aholi sonining muttasil pasayib ketishiga sabab bo'lgan turli xil sabablar" mavjud bo'lib, ulardan eng muhimi, farzandsizlik va migratsiya edi.^[36] Demografik tendentsiyalar loyihasi, 2020 yilga kelib Parsis atigi 23000 kishini tashkil qiladi. Keyinchalik Parsis jamoat deb nomlanishni to'xtatadi va "qabila '.^[37]

Aholining kamayishining beshdan biri migratsiya bilan bog'liq.^[38] Tug'ilish koeffitsienti o'lim ko'rsatkichiga qaraganda sekinroq bo'lib, 2001 yilga kelib 60 yoshdan oshgan Parsis jamiyatning 31 foizini tashkil qiladi. Parsiylar jamoasining atigi 4.7% 6 yoshgacha bo'lganlar, bu 1000 kishiga yiliga 7 ta tug'ilishni anglatadi.^[39] So'nggi yillarda Hindistondagi Parsi jamoasining tez kamayib borayotgan aholisidan xavotir bildirilmoqda.^[40]

Boshqa demografik statistika

Parsisning jinsi nisbati odatiy emas: 2001 yilga kelib, erkaklarning urg'ochilarning nisbati 1000 erkak va 1050 ayolni tashkil etdi (1991 yilda 1024 dan), chunki bu asosan aholining o'rtacha yoshi yuqori (keksa ayollar keksa yoshdagilarga qaraganda ko'proq uchraydi) erkaklar). 2001 yil holatiga ko'ra Hindistonda o'rtacha o'rtacha 1000 erkak 933 ayolni tashkil etdi.

Parsis yuqori darajaga ega savodxonlik darajasi; 2001 yildagi ma'lumotlarga ko'ra, savodxonlik darajasi 97,9% ni tashkil etadi va bu hind jamoalari orasida eng yuqori ko'rsatkichdir (o'rtacha milliy ko'rsatkich 64,8%). Parsisning 96,1% i istiqomat qiladi shahar hududlari (mamlakat bo'yicha o'rtacha 27,8%). Parsel tilidagi ona tili Gujarati.

Parsisning zichligi eng yuqori bo'lgan Mumbay hududida parsi ayollarning taxminan 10% va parsiy erkaklarning taxminan 20% uylanmaydi.^[41]

Tarix

Hindistonning pastki qit'asiga kelish

Ga ko'ra Qissa-i Sanjan, zardushtiyalik qochoqlarning Hindistondagi dastlabki yillari haqidagi yagona ma'lumot, ularning taxminiy kelgan kunidan kamida olti asr o'tgach, muhojirlarning birinchi guruhi kelib chiqqan. Buyuk Xuroson.^[5] Ushbu tarixiy mintaqa Markaziy Osiyo qisman zamonaviy Eronning shimoliy-sharqiy qismida joylashgan Xuroson viloyati, g'arbiy / shimoliy qism Afg'oniston va qisman uchta Markaziy Osiyo respublikalarida Tojikiston, Turkmaniston va O'zbekiston.

Ga ko'ra Qissa, muhojirlarga mahalliy hukmdor tomonidan qolish uchun ruxsat berilgan, Jadi Rana, mahalliy tilni qabul qilish sharti bilan (Gujarati ) va ularning ayollari mahalliy kiyimni ( sari ).^[42] Qochoqlar shartlarni qabul qilib, aholi punktiga asos solishdi Sanjan, kelib chiqishi shahar nomi bilan atalgan deyilgan (Sanjan, yaqin Marv, zamonaviy Turkmaniston).^[5] Birinchi guruhdan keyin birinchi Xurosonning ikkinchi guruhi birinchi besh yildan keyin davom etdi va bu safar ular bilan birga diniy jihozlar bo'lgan ( alat). Bunga qo'shimcha ravishda Xorasanis yoki Koxistanis "tog 'xalqi", deb aytilganidek, dastlabki ikkita guruh dastlab nomlangan,^[43] kamida bitta boshqa guruh quruqlikdan kelgan deyishadi Sari, Eron.^[44]

Xaritasi Sosoniylar imperiyasi arafasida va uning atrofidagi mintaqalar Forsni musulmonlar tomonidan zabt etilishi

Sanjan guruhi birinchi doimiy ko'chmanchilar deb hisoblansa-da, ularning aniq kelish sanasi taxminlarga bog'liq. Barcha taxminlar quyidagilarga asoslangan Qissa, ba'zi bir o'tgan davrlarga nisbatan noaniq yoki qarama-qarshi. Binobarin, uchta mumkin bo'lgan sana - 716, 765 va 936 - qo'nish yili sifatida taklif qilingan va kelishmovchiliklar «ko'plab shiddatli jang ... Parsis orasida» sabab bo'lgan.^[45] XVIII asrga qadar parsiy matnlarda sanalar alohida qayd etilmaganligi sababli, har qanday kelish sanasi spekulyatsiya bilan bog'liq. Ning ahamiyati Qissa har qanday holatda ham voqealarni qayta tiklashda emas, balki Parsiyni tasvirlashda - ularning o'zlarini qanday qarashlariga qarab - va hukmron madaniyat bilan bo'lgan munosabatlarida. Shunday qilib, matn parsiyning o'ziga xosligini shakllantirishda hal qiluvchi rol o'ynaydi. Ammo, "hatto og'zaki uzatishga asoslangan xronika afsonadan ko'proq emas degan xulosaga kelsa ham, u shubhasiz Parsee tarixshunosligi uchun juda ma'lumot beruvchi hujjat bo'lib qoladi."^[46]

Sanjan zardushtiylari, albatta, subkontitendagi birinchi zardushtiylar emas edi.^{[iqtibos kerak ]} Sind ta'sirchan Balujiston, Eron dunyosining sharqiy chekkalari ham bir vaqtlar qirg'oq ma'muriyati ostida bo'lgan Sosoniylar imperiyasi (226-651), natijada u erda postlarni saqlab qoldi.^{[iqtibos kerak ]} Hatto yo'qotishdan keyin Sind, Eronliklar sharq va g'arb o'rtasidagi savdo aloqalarida katta rol o'ynashni davom ettirdilar.^{[iqtibos kerak ]} 9-asr arab tarixshunosi Al-Masudiy al-Hind va al-Sindda olov ma'badlari bo'lgan zardushtiylarni qisqacha qayd etadi.^[47] X-XII asrlarda Sindda yashagan individual Parsisning dalillari mavjud, ammo hozirgi zamonaviy jamiyat Buyuk Britaniyaning Sindga kelishidan kelib chiqqan deb o'ylashadi.^[48] Bundan tashqari, eronliklar uchun Gujaratning portlari quruqlikni to'ldiradigan dengiz yo'llarida yotar edi. Ipak yo'li va ikki mintaqa o'rtasida keng savdo aloqalari mavjud edi. Eronliklar va hindular o'rtasida aloqa bundan oldin ham yaxshi yo'lga qo'yilgan edi Umumiy davr va ikkalasi ham Puranalar va Mahabxarata atamadan foydalaning Parasikalar ning g'arbidagi xalqlarga murojaat qilish Hind daryosi.^[49]

"Ota-bobolarining Hindistonga ko'chishi haqidagi parsiy rivoyatlar, qadimiy e'tiqodlarini saqlab qolish uchun musulmonlar istilosidan keyin yangi qoidadan qochib qutulgan diniy qochqinlar guruhini tasvirlaydi."^{[49][50][6][7][8]} Biroq, Parsiy aholi punktlari arablarning Eronni bosib olishidan so'ng, hindistonning g'arbiy qirg'og'i bo'ylab paydo bo'lgan bo'lsa-da, bu ko'chishlarning zardushtiylarga qarshi diniy ta'qiblar natijasida sodir bo'lganligini aniq aytish mumkin emas. Agar "an'anaviy" 8-asr sana (dan chiqarilgandek Qissa) haqiqiy deb hisoblanadi, "ko'chish Zardushtiylik hali Eronda asosiy din bo'lgan paytda boshlangan [va] ko'chib o'tishga oid birinchi qarorda iqtisodiy omillar ustun bo'lgan" deb taxmin qilish kerak.^[49] Bu, ayniqsa, agar shunday bo'lsa edi Qissa taklif qiladi - birinchi Parsis dastlab shimoli-sharqdan (ya'ni Markaziy Osiyo) kelib chiqqan va ilgari qaram bo'lgan Ipak yo'li savdo.^[21] Shunga qaramay, 17-asrda Genri Lord, a ruhoniy bilan British East India kompaniyasi, Parslar Hindistonga qidirib kelganligini ta'kidladilar "vijdon erkinligi "lekin bir vaqtning o'zida" savdo va savdo-sotiq jarayonida Hindiston qirg'oqlariga boruvchi savdogarlar "sifatida kelgan." Musulmonlar musulmonlar nazorati ostidagi portlardan musulmonlarga g'ayritabiiy yuklarni yuklashi diniy ta'qibning bir shakli sifatida talqin qilinishi mumkin, ammo bu migratsiya uchun yagona sabab bo'lishi ehtimoldan yiroq emas.

Dastlabki yillar

The Qissa Sanjan tashkil topgandan keyin sodir bo'lgan voqealar haqida ozgina gapiradi va "G'alaba olovi" ning o'rnatilishi to'g'risida qisqacha eslatma bilan cheklanadi (O'rta forscha: Otash Bahram ) Sanjan va uning keyingi ko'chishi Navsari. Dhalla fikriga ko'ra, keyingi bir necha asrlar "qiyinchiliklarga to'la" (sic) zardushtiylikdan oldin "Hindistonda haqiqiy mavqega ega bo'ldi va uni qabul qilgan yangi mamlakatda tarafdorlari uchun ba'zi yashash vositalarini ta'minladi".^[51]

Ularning qo'nishidan ikki asr o'tgach, Parsis Gujaratning boshqa qismlariga joylasha boshladi, bu esa "ruhoniylarning yurisdiksiyasi chegaralarini belgilashda qiyinchiliklarga" olib keldi.^[52] Ushbu muammolar 1290 yilga kelib Gujaratni beshtaga bo'lish orqali hal qilindi panthaks (tumanlar), ularning har biri bitta ruhoniy oilasi va ularning avlodlari vakolatiga kiradi. (Sud vakolatiga oid tortishuvlarni davom ettirish Otash Bahram yong'inni 1742 yilda Udvada shahriga ko'chirishga olib keldi, bu erda bugungi kunda yurisdiktsiya beshga aylantirilgan. panthak oilalar.)

Yozuvlar Kanheri g'orlari Mumbay yaqinida hech bo'lmaganda 11-asrning boshlariga qadar, O'rta forscha hali ham merosxo'r zardushtiylik ruhoniyligining adabiy tili edi. Shunga qaramay, Qissa va Kanheri yozuvlari, "ustalik bilan" bo'lgan 12 va 13-asrlarga qadar Parsis haqida ozgina dalillar mavjud.^[53] Ning sanskritcha tarjimalari va transkripsiyalari Avesta va uning sharhlari tayyorlana boshladi. Ushbu tarjimalardan Dhalla "bu davrda diniy tadqiqotlar katta g'ayrat bilan ta'qib qilingan" va bu buyruq O'rta forscha va ruhoniylar orasida Sanskrit "ustun tartibda edi".^[53]

XIII asrdan XVI asr oxirigacha Gujarotdagi zardushtiylik ruhoniylari (umuman olganda) Erondagi diniy dindoshlariga diniy rahbarlik qilish uchun yigirma ikkita so'rov yuborishgan, ehtimol ular eronlik zardushtiylarni "diniy masalalarda o'zlaridan ko'ra yaxshiroq ma'lumotga ega" deb hisoblashgan. va ular o'zlaridan ko'ra ko'proq qadimgi an'analarni sodiqroq saqlab qolishgan ".^[54] Ushbu translyatsiyalar va ularning javoblari - hamjamiyat tomonidan astoydil saqlanib qolgan rivayat s (xatlar ) - 1478–1766 yillarga to'g'ri keladi va diniy va ijtimoiy mavzular bilan shug'ullanadi. XXI asrning yuzaki nuqtai nazaridan, ulardan ba'zilari yana ("savollar") juda ahamiyatsiz - masalan, Rivayat 376: zardushtiy bo'lmagan shaxs tomonidan tayyorlangan siyoh nusxalash uchun mos bo'ladimi Avesto tili matnlar - ammo ular dastlabki zamonaviy zardushtiylarning qo'rquvi va xavotirlari to'g'risida tushuncha beradi. Shunday qilib, siyoh haqidagi savol assimilyatsiya qo'rquvi va o'ziga xoslikni yo'qotishning simptomatik xususiyati bo'lib, 21-asrda berilgan savollarga ustunlik qiladi va davom etmoqda. Shuningdek, konvertatsiya qilish masalasi Juddins (zardushtiy bo'lmaganlar) zardushtiylik diniga javoban (R237, R238): maqbul, hattoki munosib.^[55]

Shunga qaramay, "ular ancha vaqt yashagan beqaror vaziyat ular uchun avvalgisini saqlab qolish uchun imkonsiz qildi. prozelitizm g'ayrat. Ular yashagan juda ko'p sonli odamlarda parchalanish va singib ketish instinktiv qo'rquvi ularda eksklyuzivlik ruhini va o'z jamoalarining irqiy xususiyatlari va o'ziga xos xususiyatlarini saqlab qolish istagini kuchaytirdi. Hind kasta tizimi tomonidan qo'shimcha yuklangan muhitda yashab, ular o'zlarining xavfsizligini o'zlarining qatlamlarini qattiq kast to'siqlari bilan o'rab olishda deb bildilar ".^[56] Shunga qaramay, zardushtiylar bir muncha vaqt (ehtimol ular Hindistonga kelganlaridan ko'p o'tmay), ehtimol ijtimoiy tabaqalanish ular o'zlari bilan olib kelgan kichik jamoatda barqaror emas edi - merosxo'r ruhoniylardan tashqari hamma narsani yo'q qildi ( asronih Sosoniylar Eronida). Qolgan mulklar - (r) atheshtarih (zodagonlar, askarlar va davlat xizmatchilari), buyuk (dehqonlar va podachilar), hutokshih (hunarmandlar va ishchilar) - bugungi kunda "deb nomlanuvchi har tomonlama sinfga birlashtirildi behdini ("izdoshlari daena"Bu yaxshi din" uchun bitta tarjima) .Bu o'zgarish juda katta oqibatlarga olib kelishi mumkin edi, chunki u genofondni ma'lum darajada ochib berdi, chunki shu vaqtgacha sinflararo nikohlar juda kam bo'lgan (bu shunday bo'lib qolaveradi) 20-asrgacha bo'lgan ruhoniylar uchun muammo). Boshqa tomondan, bu kasbiy chiziqlar chegaralarini bekor qildi, bu omil 18- va 19-asrlarda Britaniyaning mustamlaka hokimiyatiga Parsiyani yoqtiradigan omil bo'lib, ularning oldindan aytib bo'lmaydigan asoratlariga sabr qilmadi. The Hind kast tizimi (masalan, bir kastaning kotibi boshqasining xizmatchisi bilan muomala qilmasa).

Imkoniyat yoshi

O'rtasida 17-asrning boshlarida savdo shartnomasi quyidagi Mughal imperatori Jahongir va Jeyms I Angliya, East India kompaniyasi yashash va fabrikalarni qurish uchun eksklyuziv huquqlarga ega bo'ldi Surat va boshqa sohalar. O'sha paytgacha Gujarat bo'ylab dehqon jamoalarida yashab kelgan ko'plab parsilar, taklif qilingan yangi ish joylarini olish uchun inglizlar tomonidan boshqariladigan aholi punktlariga ko'chib ketishdi. 1668 yilda Angliyaning Ost-Hind kompaniyasi ijaraga oldi Bombeyning etti orollari dan Angliyalik Karl II. Kompaniya orollarning sharqiy qirg'og'idagi chuqur portni sub-qit'ada birinchi portini o'rnatish uchun ideal deb topdi va 1687 yilda ular shtab-kvartiralarini Suratdan yangi paydo bo'lgan aholi punktiga o'tkazdilar. Parsis ergashdi va tez orada hukumat va jamoat ishlari bilan bog'liq ravishda ishonchli lavozimlarni egallay boshladi.^[57]

Agar ilgari savodxonlik ruhoniylikning yagona sohasi bo'lgan bo'lsa, Britaniyalik Raj davrida Britaniyaning Hindistondagi maktablari yangi parsi yoshlariga nafaqat o'qish va yozishni o'rganish, balki katta ma'noda ta'lim olish uchun ham vositalar yaratdilar. atamasi va Britaniya muassasa qiziqishlari bilan tanishish. Ushbu imkoniyatlar Parsis uchun juda foydali edi, chunki ular ularga "o'zlarini inglizlarga o'xshab namoyish etishlariga" imkon berishdi, ular buni "ehtimol boshqa Janubiy Osiyo jamoalariga qaraganda ko'proq g'ayratli va samarali" qildilar.^[58] Inglizlar boshqa hindularni "passiv, johil, mantiqsiz, tashqi tomondan itoatkor, ammo botil" deb bilganlarida,^[59] Parsisda mustamlakachilik ma'murlari o'ziga xos xususiyatlarga ega bo'lganligi ko'rinib turardi. Yoxan Albrecht de Mandelslo (1638) ularni "mehnatsevar", "vijdonli" va "mohir" sifatida ko'rgan merkantil izlanishlar. Shunga o'xshash kuzatuvlar Jeyms Makintosh, 1804 yildan 1811 yilgacha bo'lgan Bombeyning yozuvchisi, "Parselar qadimgi dunyodagi eng qudratli xalqlardan birining kichik qoldig'i, ular ta'qiblardan Hindistonga uchib, ko'p asrlargacha qorong'ulik va qashshoqlikda adashganlar. ular adolatli hukumatni uchratishdi va ular tezda Osiyodagi eng mashhur merkantil tanalardan biriga aylanishdi ".^[60]

Ulardan biri tashabbuskor agent edi Rustom Maneck. 1702 yilda, ehtimol Gollandiyaliklar va Portugaliyaliklar tomonidan boylik to'plagan Manek, Ost-Hind kompaniyasining birinchi vositachisi etib tayinlandi (bu jarayonda "Set" nomini oldi) va keyingi yillarda u va uning parsi sheriklar katta Parsiylar jamoasining kasb-hunar va moliyaviy ufqlarini kengaytirdilar ".^[61] Shunday qilib, 18-asr o'rtalariga kelib, brokerlik uylari Bombay prezidentligi deyarli barchasi parsiy qo'llarda edi. Brochning kollektsioneri Jeyms Forbes kabi (hozir Bharuch ), deb yozadi Sharq xotiralari (1770): "Bombey va Suratdagi ko'plab asosiy savdogarlar va kemalar egalari Parseesdir." "Faol, mustahkam, ehtiyotkor va qat'iyatli, ular endi kompaniyaning g'arbiy qirg'og'idagi sub'ektlarining juda qimmatli qismini tashkil etadi. Hindiston qaerda ular juda qadrlanadi ".^[60]XVIII asrda Hindiston va Xitoy o'rtasidagi savdo-sotiqda kema qurish va savdo bo'yicha o'z mahoratiga ega bo'lgan Parsis asosan yog'och, ipak, paxta va afyun savdo-sotiqida katta foyda ko'rdi. Masalan Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy boyligining katta qismini paxta va afyun savdosi orqali qo'lga kiritdi^[62] Asta-sekin ba'zi oilalar "boylik va obro'ga ega bo'lishdi (Sorabji, Modi, Kama, Vadia, Jeejebhoy, Readymoney, Dadyseth, Petit, Patel, Mehta, Allbless, Tata va boshqalar), ularning ko'pchiligi jamoat hayotidagi ishtiroki bilan ajralib turardi. shahar va ularning turli xil o'quv, ishlab chiqarish va xayriya korxonalari uchun. "^[63][64]).

Maneck o'zining ulug'vorligi orqali Parsislarning Bombayda o'zlarini o'rnatishi uchun zarur bo'lgan infratuzilmani yaratishda yordam berdi va shu bilan "Bombayni 1720-yillarda Parsi yashash va ishlashning asosiy markazi sifatida o'rnatdi".^[61] 1720-yillarda va 1730-yillarda Suratning siyosiy va iqtisodiy yakkalanishidan so'ng (qoldiq) Mo'g'ul hukumati va tobora hukmronlik qilayotgan muammolar natijasida yuzaga kelgan. Marathalar, Suratdan bir qator parsiy oilalar yangi shaharga ko'chib ketishdi. 1700 yilda "har qanday yozuvlarda bir nechtadan kam odam savdogar sifatida namoyon bo'lsa; asrning o'rtalariga kelib tijorat bilan shug'ullanuvchi Parsis Bombaydagi muhim tijorat guruhlaridan birini tashkil qildi".^[65] Manekning saxiyligi, tasodifan, Parsiy xayriyasining birinchi hujjatlashtirilgan namunasidir. 1689 yilda Anglikan ruhoniy Jon Ovington Suratda "oila kambag'allarga yordam beradi va xohlaganlarning rizqini va farovonligini ta'minlashga tayyor. Ularning universal mehri, ishlashga tayyor va ishlashga qodir bo'lganlarni ish bilan ta'minlashi yoki mavsumiy mo'l-ko'l xayriya qilish" Nogiron va baxtsiz bo'lganlarga, hech kimni yordamsiz qoldirmang va barcha qabilalarida tilanchi azob chekmang ".^[66]

"Parsis Bombay "yog'och o'ymakorligi, taxminan 1878

1728 yilda Rustomning to'ng'ich o'g'li Naoroz (keyinchalik Naorojee) asos solgan Bombay Parsi Panchayet (uchun asbob ma'nosida o'z-o'zini boshqarish va bugungi kunda ishonch ma'nosida emas) diniy, ijtimoiy, huquqiy va moliyaviy masalalarda yangi kelgan parsiga yordam berish. Maneck Set oilasi o'zlarining katta resurslaridan foydalanib, o'z vaqtlarini, kuchlarini va beparvo bo'lmagan moliyaviy manbalarini Parsiylar jamoatiga berishdi, natijada XVIII asr o'rtalariga kelib Panchayat Parsis uchun shaharlarning asosiy imkoniyatlarini engish uchun qabul qilingan vosita bo'ldi. hayot va jamiyat ishlarini tartibga solish uchun tan olingan vosita.^[67] Shunga qaramay, 1838 yilga kelib, Panchayat noo'rinligi va qarindoshligi uchun hujumga uchradi. 1855 yilda Bombay Tayms Panchayat o'z nizomlarini bajarish uchun axloqiy yoki qonuniy vakolatlarga ega emasligini ta'kidladi Bundobustlar yoki xulq-atvor qoidalari) va kengash tez orada jamiyat vakili hisoblanmay qo'ydi.^[68] Maxfiy kengash sudlar qo'mitasining 1856 yil iyuldagi Nikoh va ajrashish masalalarida Parsis ustidan yurisdiktsiya yo'qligi to'g'risidagi qaroridan so'ng, Panchayat hukumat tomonidan tan olingan "Parsi Matrimonial sudi" dan boshqa narsaga qisqartirildi. Garchi Panchayat oxir-oqibat jamoat mulkining ma'muri sifatida qayta tiklangan bo'lsa-da, oxir-oqibat u o'zini o'zi boshqarish vositasi bo'lishni to'xtatdi.^[69]

Taxminan bir vaqtning o'zida Panchayatning roli pasayib borayotgan bir paytda, Panchayatning ma'no his qilishdagi rolini o'rnini bosadigan bir qator boshqa institutlar paydo bo'ldi. ijtimoiy birdamlik jamiyat umidsiz ravishda izlagan. 19-asrning o'rtalariga kelib, Parsiylar ularning soni kamayib borayotganini juda yaxshi angladilar va ta'limni muammoning mumkin bo'lgan echimi deb bildilar. 1842 yilda Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Surat va uning atrofida hanuzgacha yashab kelayotgan qashshoq parisning ahvolini ta'lim orqali yaxshilash maqsadida Parsi Xayriya Jamg'armasini tashkil etdi. 1849 yilda Parsislar o'zlarining birinchi maktabini tashkil etishdi (birgalikda o'qitish, bu o'sha paytdagi yangilik edi, ammo tez orada o'g'il bolalar va qizlar uchun alohida maktablarga bo'linib ketadi) va ta'lim harakati tezlashdi. Parsiy maktablari soni ko'paytirildi, ammo boshqa maktab va kollejlarda ham erkin qatnashishdi.^[70] Yaxshi ta'lim va ijtimoiy birdamlik bilan birga, jamiyatning o'ziga xosligi hissi kuchayib bordi va 1854 yilda Dinshaw Maneckji Petit Eronda omadsiz hamkasblari uchun sharoitlarni yaxshilash maqsadida Fors Zardushtiyasining melioratsiya fondini tashkil etdi. Jamg'arma bir qator eronlik zardushtiylarning Hindistonga ko'chib ketishiga ishontirishga muvaffaq bo'ldi (bu erda ular bugun eroniylar sifatida tanilgan) va uning emissarining sa'y-harakatlari. Maneckji Limji Xatariya remissiyasini olishga yordam bergan bo'lishi mumkin jizya 1882 yilda ularning hamkasblari uchun.

XVIII-XIX asrlarda Parsis "Hindistondagi ta'lim, ishlab chiqarish va ijtimoiy masalalarda eng yaxshi odamlar sifatida paydo bo'ldi. Ular taraqqiyotning avangardiga kirib, ulkan boyliklarga ega bo'lishdi va katta miqdordagi xayriya mablag'larini ajratishdi".^[71] 19-asrning oxiriga kelib, mustamlaka Hindistondagi parsiylarning umumiy soni 85397 kishini tashkil etdi, ulardan 48507 nafari Bombayda yashagan, bu 1881 yildagi aholini ro'yxatga olish ma'lumotlariga ko'ra shahar aholisining 6,7 foizini tashkil etgan.^[72] Bu oxirgi marta Parsis shahardagi son jihatdan ozchilik deb hisoblangan bo'lar edi.^{[asl tadqiqotmi? ]}

Shunga qaramay, 19-asrning merosi jamoat sifatida o'zini anglash tuyg'usi edi. 17-18 asrlarda tilga xos bo'lgan parsiy madaniy ramzlar (masalan, fors tilining varianti) Gujarati ), san'at, hunarmandchilik va sartorial odatlar rivojlangan Parsi teatri, adabiyot, gazeta, jurnal va maktablar. Parsis endi jamoat tibbiyot markazlarini, tez tibbiy yordam korpusini, Skaut qo'shinlar, klublar va Masonik uylar. Ularning o'z xayriya fondlari, uy-joy massivlari, yuridik institutlari, sudlari va boshqaruvlari mavjud edi. Ular endi to'quvchi va mayda savdogar emas edilar, endi ular banklar, tegirmonlar, og'ir sanoat, kemasozlik zavodlari va yuk tashish kompaniyalarini tashkil etishdi va boshqardilar. Bundan tashqari, o'zlarining madaniy o'ziga xosligini saqlab qolishgan taqdirda ham, ular o'zlarini hindu deb tan olishgan Dadabxay Naoroji, ichida joy egallagan birinchi osiyolik Britaniya parlamenti "Men hindu bo'lsam ham, Muhammadiy bo'lsam ham, parsiy bo'lsam ham, nasroniy bo'lsam ham, boshqa biron bir e'tiqodda bo'lsam ham, men hinddan ustunman. Bizning mamlakatimiz Hindiston; bizning millatimiz hinddir".^[73] Vaqtida Hindiston mustaqilligi harakati, Parsis Hindistonning bo'linishiga qarshi chiqdi.^[74]

Diniy amallar

Parsiylar jamoati tomonidan qo'llaniladigan zardushtiylikning asosiy tarkibiy qismlari poklik va ifloslanish (nasu), boshlash (navjot), kundalik ibodatlar, olov ibodatxonalarida ibodat qilish, nikoh, dafn marosimlari va umumiy ibodat tushunchalaridir.

Poklik va ifloslanish

The balance between good and evil is correlated to the idea of purity and pollution. Purity is held to be of the very essence of godliness. Pollution's very point is to destroy purity through the death of a human. In order to adhere to purity it is the duty of Parsis to continue to preserve purity within their body as God created them. A Zoroastrian priest spends his entire life dedicated to following a holy life.

Navjote

Zoroastrians are not initiated by chaqaloqni suvga cho'mdirish. A child is initiated into the faith when he or she is old enough to enter into the faith as the child requires to recite some prayers along with the priest at the time of Navjote ceremony ideally before they hit puberty. Though there is no actual age before which a child must be initiated into the faith (preferably after 7 years), Navjote cannot be performed on an adult.

The initiation begins with a ritual bath, then a spiritual cleansing prayer; the child changes into white pajama pants, a shol, and a small cap. Following introductory prayers, the child is given the sacred items that are associated with Zoroastrianism: a sacred shirt and cord, sudre va kusti. The child then faces the main priest and fire is brought in to represent God. Once the priest finishes with the prayers, the child’s initiation is complete and he or she is now a part of the community and religion.

Nikoh

Parsi wedding 1905.

Marriage is very important to the members of the Parsi community, believing that in order to continue the expansion of God’s kingdom they must procreate. Up until the mid-19th century child marriages were common even though the idea of child marriage was not part of the religious doctrine. Consequently, when social reform started happening in India, the Parsi community discontinued the practice^{[iqtibos kerak ]}. There are, however, rising problems over the availability of brides. More and more women in the Parsi community are becoming well educated and are therefore either delaying marriage or not partaking at all^{[iqtibos kerak ]}. Women within the Parsi community in India are ninety-seven percent literate; forty-two percent have completed high school or college and twenty-nine percent have an occupation in which they earn a substantial amount of money. The wedding ceremony begins much like the initiation with a cleansing bath. The bride and groom then travel to the wedding in florally decorated cars. The priests from both families facilitate the wedding. The couple begins by facing one another with a sheet to block their view of one another. Wool is passed over the two seven times to bind them together. The two are then supposed to throw rice to their partner symbolizing dominance. The religious element comes in next when the two sit side by side to face the priest.^{[iqtibos kerak ]}

Janoza

Parsi Tower of Silence, Bombay.

The pollution that is associated with death has to be handled carefully. A separate part of the home is designated to house the corpse for funeral proceedings before being taken away. The priest comes to say prayers that are for the cleansing of sins and to affirm the faith of the deceased. Fire is brought to the room and prayers are begun. The body is washed and inserted clean within a sudre va kusti. The ceremony then begins, and a circle is drawn around the body into which only the bearers may enter. As they proceed to the cemetery they walk in pairs and are connected by white fabric. A dog is essential in the funeral process because it is able to see death. The body is taken to the tower of death where the vultures feed on it. Once the bones are bleached by the sun they are pushed into the circular opening in the center. The mourning process is four days long, and rather than creating graves for the dead, charities are established in honor of the person.

Ma'badlar

Parsi Fire Temple of Ahmedabad, Hindiston

Zoroastrian festivals were originally held outside in the open air; temples were not common until later. Most of the temples were built by wealthy Parsis who needed centers that housed purity. As stated before, fire is considered to represent the presence of Ahura Mazda, and there are two distinct differences for the types of fire for the different temples. The first type of temple is the Atash Behram, which is the highest level of fire. The fire is prepared for an entire year before it can be installed, and once it is, it is cared for to the highest possible degree. There are only eight such temples located within India. The second type of fire temple is called a Dar-i Mihr, and the preparation process is not as intense. There are about 160 of these located throughout India.

Factions within the community

Forscha Jashan ceremony (in this case, a house blessing)

Calendrical differences

This section contains information specific to the Parsi calendar. For information on the calendar used by the Zoroastrians for religious purposes, including details on its history and its variations, see Zardushtiylar taqvimi.

Until about the 12th century, all Zoroastrians followed the same 365-day religious calendar, which had remained largely unmodified since the calendar reforms of Ardashir I (r. 226-241 AD). Since that calendar did not compensate for the fractional days that go to make up a full solar year, with time it was no longer accordant with the seasons.

Sometime between 1125 and 1250 (qarz Boyce 1970, p. 537), the Parsis inserted an embolismic month to level out the accumulating fractional days. However, the Parsis were the only Zoroastrians to do so (and did it only once), with the result that, from then on, the calendar in use by the Parsis and the calendar in use by Zoroastrians elsewhere diverged by a matter of thirty days. The calendars still had the same name, Shahenshahi (imperial), presumably because none were aware that the calendars were no longer the same.

In 1745 the Parsis in and around Surat switched to the Kadmi yoki Kadimi calendar on the recommendation of their priests who were convinced that the calendar in use in the ancient homeland must be correct. Moreover, they denigrated the Shahenshahi calendar as being "royalist".

In 1906 attempts to bring the two factions together resulted in the introduction of a third calendar based on an 11th-century Saljuqiy model: the Fasili, yoki Fasli, calendar had leap days intercalated every four years and it had a New Year's day that fell on the day of the vernal tenglik. Although it was the only calendar always in harmony with the seasons, most members of the Parsi community rejected it on the grounds that it was not in accord with the injunctions expressed in Zoroastrian tradition (Denkard 3.419).^{[iqtibos topilmadi ]}

Today the majority of Parsis are adherents of the Parsi version of the Shahenshahi calendar although the Kadmi calendar does have its adherents among the Parsi communities of Surat and Bharuch. The Fasli calendar does not have a significant following among Parsis, but, by virtue of being compatible with the Bastani calendar (an Iranian development with the same salient features as the Fasli calendar), it is predominant among the Zoroastrians of Iran.

Effect of the calendar disputes

Since some of the Avesta prayers contain references to the names of the months, and some other prayers are used only at specific times of the year, the issue of which calendar is "correct" also has theological ramifications.

To further complicate matters, in the late 18th century (or early 19th century) a highly influential head-priest and staunch proponent of the Kadmi calendar, Phiroze Kaus Dastur of the Dadyseth Atash-Behram in Bombay, became convinced that the pronunciation of prayers as recited by visitors from Iran was correct, while the pronunciation as used by the Parsis was not. He accordingly went on to alter some (but not all) of the prayers, which in due course came to be accepted by all adherents of the Kadmi calendar as the more ancient (and thus presumably correct). However, scholars of Avesto tili and linguistics attribute the difference in pronunciation to a vowel-shift that occurred only in Iran and that the Iranian pronunciation as adopted by the Kadmis is actually more recent than the pronunciation used by the non-Kadmi Parsis.

The calendar disputes were not always purely academic, either. In the 1780s, emotions over the controversy ran so high that violence occasionally erupted. In 1783 a Shahenshahi resident of Bharuch named Homaji Jamshedji was sentenced to death for kicking a young Kadmi woman and so causing her to miscarry.

Of the eight Atash-Behrams (the highest grade of olov ma'badi ) in India, three follow the Kadmi pronunciation and calendar, the other five are Shahenshahi. The Fassalis do not have their own Atash-Behram.

Ilm-e-Kshnoom

The Ilm-e-Kshnoom ('science of ecstasy', or 'science of bliss') is a school of Parsi-Zoroastrian philosophy based on a mystic and esoteric, rather than literal, interpretation of religious texts. According to adherents of the sect, they are followers of the Zoroastrian faith as preserved by a clan of 2000 individuals called the Saheb-e-Dilan ('Masters of the Heart') who are said to live in complete isolation in the mountainous recesses of the Kavkaz (alternatively, in the Alborz range, around Damavand tog'i ).

There are few obvious indications that a Parsi might be a follower of the Kshnoom. Garchi ularning Kusti prayers are very similar to those used by the Fassalis, like the rest of the Parsi community the followers of Kshnoom are divided with respect to which calendar they observe. There are also other minor differences in their recitation of the liturgy, such as repetition of some sections of the longer prayers. Nonetheless, the Kshnoom are extremely conservative in their ideology and prefer isolation even with respect to other Parsis.

The largest community of followers of the Kshnoom lives in Jogeshwari, a suburb of Bombay, where they have their own fire temple (Behramshah Nowroji Shroff Daremeher), their own housing colony (Behram Baug) and their own newspaper (Parsi Pukar). There is a smaller concentration of adherents in Surat, where the sect was founded in the last decades of the 19th century.

Issues relating to the deceased

Parsi funerary monument, St Mary’s Cemetery, Wandsworth

It has been traditional, in Mumbai and Karachi at least, for dead Parsis to be taken to the Sukunat minoralari where the corpses are quickly eaten by the city's tulporlar. The reason given for this practice is that earth, fire, and water are considered sacred elements which should not be defiled by the dead. Therefore, burial and cremation have always been prohibited in Parsi culture. However, in modern day Mumbai and Karachi the population of vultures has drastically reduced due to extensive urbanization and the unintended consequence of treating humans and livestock with antibiotics,^[75] and the anti-inflammatory diklofenak, which harm vultures and have led to the Indian vulture crisis.^[76] As a result, the bodies of the deceased are taking much longer to decompose. Solar panels have been installed in the Towers of Silence to speed up the parchalanish process, but this has been only partially successful especially during monsoons. Yilda Peshovar a Parsi graveyard was established in the late 19th century, which still exists; this cemetery is unique as there is no Sukunat minorasi. Nevertheless, the majority of Parsis still use the traditional method of disposing of their loved ones and consider this as the last act of charity by the deceased on earth.

The Tower of Silence in Mumbay joylashgan Malabar tepaligi. Yilda Karachi, the Tower of Silence is located in Parsi Colony, near the Chanesar Goth va Mehmoodabad localities.^[77]

Arxeogenetika

The genetic studies of Parsis of Pakistan show sharp contrast between genetic data obtained from mitoxondrial DNK (mtDNA) and Y-xromosoma DNA (Y-DNA), different from most populations. Historical records suggests that they had moved from Iran to Gujarat, India and then to Mumbai and Karachi, Pakistan. According to Y-DNA, they resemble the Iranian population, which supports historical records. When the mtDNA pool is compared to Iranians and Gujaratis (their putative parental populations), it contrasted Y-DNA data. About 60% of their maternal gene pool originates from South Asian haplogroups, which is just 7% in Iranians. Parsis have a high frequency of haplogroup M (55%), similar to Indians, which is just 1.7% in combined Iranian sample. The studies suggest sharp contrast between the maternal and paternal component of Parsis. Due to high diversity in Y-DNA and mtDNA lineages, the strong drift effect is unlikely even though they had a small population. The studies suggest a male-mediated migration of Parsi ancestors from Iran to Gujarat where they admixed with the local female population during initial settlements, which ultimately resulted in loss of Iranian mtDNA.^[78][79]

Yilda nashr etilgan tadqiqot Genom biologiyasi based on high density SNP data has shown that the Parsis are genetically closer to Iranian populations than to their South Asian neighbours. They also share the highest number of haplotypes with present-day Iranians; the admixture of the Parsis with Indian populations was estimated have occurred approximately 1,200 years ago. It is also found that Parsis are genetically closer to Neolitik Iranians than to modern Iranians who had recently received some genes from the Near East.^[79]

Parsis have been shown to have high rates of ko'krak bezi saratoni^[80] qovuq saratoni, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency va Parkinson kasalligi.^[81]

Prominent Parsis

Freddi Merkuriy, lead singer of Queen

Jamsetji Tata, asoschisi Tata guruhi of companies.

The Parsis have made considerable contributions to the history and development of India, all the more remarkable considering their small numbers. Sifatida maksimal "Parsi, thy name is charity" ishora to, their most prominent contribution is their xayriya.

Although their people's name Parsi comes from the Persian-language word for a Persian person, in Sanskrit the term means "one who gives alms".^[10][11] Maxatma Gandi would note in a much misquoted statement,^[82] "I am proud of my country, India, for having produced the splendid Zardushtiylik stock, in numbers beneath contempt, but in charity and philanthropy perhaps unequaled and certainly unsurpassed."^[83]Several landmarks in Mumbay are named after Parsis, including Nariman nuqtasi. The Malabar tepaligi in Mumbai, is a home to several prominent Parsis. Parsis prominent in the Hindiston mustaqilligi harakati o'z ichiga oladi Ferozesha Mehta, Dadabxay Naoroji va Bhikaiji Cama.

Particularly notable Parsis in the fields of science and industry include physicist Homi J. Bhabha, Homi N. Sethna, J. R. D. Tata va Jamsetji Tata, regarded as the "Father of Indian Industry". Karachi -based businessman Byram Dinshawji Avari is the founder of Avari Group of companies, and is a twice Osiyo o'yinlari oltin medal sohibi.^[84] The families Godrej, Tata, Petit, Cowasjee va Wadia are important industrial Parsi families.

Other Parsi businessmen are Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata, J. R. D. Tata, Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, Ness Vadiya, Nevill Vadiya, Jehangir Wadia va Nusli Vadiya —all of them related through marriage to Muhammad Ali Jinna, asoschisi Pokiston. Mohammad Ali Jinnah's wife Rattanbai Petit, was born into two of the Parsi Petit –Tata families, and their daughter Dina Jinnah was married to Parsi industrialist Nevill Vadiya, the scion of the Vadiya oilasi. The husband of Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandi and son-in-law of Javaharlal Neru, Feroze Gandi, was a Parsi with ancestral roots in Bharuch.

The Parsi community has given India several distinguished military officers. Feldmarshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, Harbiy xoch, the architect of India's victory in the 1971 war, was the first officer of the Hindiston armiyasi to be appointed a Feldmarshal. Admiral Jal Kursetji was the first Parsi to be appointed Chief of the Naval Staff of the Hindiston dengiz floti. Havo marshali Aspy Engineer served as India's second Havo shtabi boshlig'i, post-independence, and Havo bosh marshali. Fali Homi mayor served as the 18th Havo shtabi boshlig'i. Vitse-admiral RF Contractor served as the 17th Chief of the Hindiston sohil xavfsizligi. Podpolkovnik Ardeshir Burjorji Tarapore was killed in action in the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war and was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military award for gallantry in action. General-leytenant FN Bilimoria was a senior officer of the Indian Army and the father of Rabbim Karan Bilimoria, asoschisi Cobra Beer kompaniya.

Particularly notable Parsis in other areas of achievement include cricketers Farox muhandisi va Polli Umrigar, rock star Freddi Merkuriy, bastakor Kayxosru Shapurji Sorabji va dirijyor Zubin Mehta; cultural studies theorist Homi K. Bhabha; screenwriter and photographer Sooni Taraporevala; mualliflar Rohinton mistri, Firdaus Kanga, Bapsi Sidxva, Ardashir Vakil va Pokiston tergovchi jurnalist Ardeshir Cowasjee; aktyor Boman Eroniy; tarbiyachi Jamshid Bxarucha, India's first woman photo-journalist Homai Vyarawalla; Aktrisalar Nina Vadia, Sanaya Eroniy va Persis Xambat are Parsi who appear primarily in Bollivud films and television serials. Naksalit leader and intellectual Kobad Ghandy is a Parsi. Dorab Patel was Pakistan's first Parsi Oliy sud adliya. Fali S Nariman is a constitutional expert and noted jurist. Soli Sorabji is a prominent Indian jurist and former Attorney-General of India. Rattana Pestonji was a Parsi living in Tailand who helped develop Thai cinema. Another famous Parsi is the Indian-born American actor Erik Avari, best known for his roles in science-fiction films and television.

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Tashqi havolalar

• Parsis da Curlie
• "Govt parsi aholisining kamayishini hibsga olish sxemasini ishga tushirdi". Hindustan Times. 2010 yil 27 iyul. Arxivlangan asl nusxasi 2011 yil 25 dekabrda.
• Parsis - fotografik sayohat - onlayn kitob
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• Parsi korxonasi haqida hikoya