Section I.――General appreciation of the Dabistán and its author clxxix II.――Notice concerning the printed edition, some manuscripts, and the translations of the Dabistán clxxxviii CONTENTS _Of the Dabistán (vol. I.)_ Page Introduction of the Author 1 CHAPTER I. Of the religion of the Parsian 4 Section I.――Tenets and ceremonies observed by the Sipasian and Parsian 5 Description of the worship rendered to the seven planets, according to the Sipasian faith 35 II.――Description of the Sipasian sect 87 III.――The laws of the Paiman-i-Farhang and the Hirbed Sár 147 Descriptions of the gradations of Paradise 150 Description of the infernal regions 152 IV.――An account of the Jamshapian sect 193 V.――The Samradian sect 195 VI.――The tenets of the Khodaiyan 201 VII.――The system of the Rádián _ibid._ VIII.――The Shidrangián creed 203 IX.――The Páikárian creed _ibid._ X.――The Milánián system 204 XI.――The system of the followers of Alár 206 XII.――The Shidanian faith 207 XIII.――The system of the Akhshiyán sect _ibid._ XIV.――The followers of Zardusht 211 Account of the precepts given by Zardusht to the king and all mankind 260 The Sad-der, or “the hundred gates” of Zardusht 310 Enumeration of some advantages which arise from the enigmatical forms of the precepts of Zardusht’s followers 351 Summary of the contents of the Mah-zend 353 XV.――An account of the tenets held by the followers of Mazdak 372 PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE. PART I. INTRODUCTION. § I.――HOW THE DABISTAN FIRST BECAME KNOWN――ITS AUTHOR――THE SOURCES OF HIS INFORMATION.