Yasna ceremony
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The Yasna ceremony is the central Zoroastrian liturgical rite in which priests recite sacred texts and perform ritual offerings, traditionally conducted in fire temples.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atash Niyash (fire liturgy) | 1 |
| Haoma ceremony | 1 |
| Visperad ceremony | 1 |
| Yasna ceremony canonical | 1 |
| Yasna liturgy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12948226 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yasna ceremony Context triple: [Zoroastrian fire temples, associatedWithRitual, Yasna ceremony]
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Tiwah ceremony
The Tiwah ceremony is a traditional secondary funeral ritual of the Ngaju Dayak people of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in which the bones of the deceased are exhumed, purified, and placed in a special ossuary to help their soul reach the afterlife.
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B.
Melasti purification ceremony
The Melasti purification ceremony is a Balinese Hindu ritual held before Nyepi in which sacred objects and devotees are taken to the sea or other bodies of water to be ritually cleansed and purified.
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C.
Yadnya Kasada ceremony
The Yadnya Kasada ceremony is an annual Hindu ritual of the Tenggerese people in East Java, Indonesia, in which offerings are cast into the crater of Mount Bromo to honor ancestral spirits and deities.
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D.
Sema ceremony
The Sema ceremony is a traditional Mevlevi Sufi ritual of music and whirling dance symbolizing spiritual ascent and union with the divine.
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E.
Sigui ceremony
The Sigui ceremony is a once-every-60-years Dogon ritual cycle in Mali that marks the symbolic renewal of the world and commemorates the first ancestor’s acquisition of speech.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yasna ceremony Target entity description: The Yasna ceremony is the central Zoroastrian liturgical rite in which priests recite sacred texts and perform ritual offerings, traditionally conducted in fire temples.
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A.
Tiwah ceremony
The Tiwah ceremony is a traditional secondary funeral ritual of the Ngaju Dayak people of Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, in which the bones of the deceased are exhumed, purified, and placed in a special ossuary to help their soul reach the afterlife.
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B.
Melasti purification ceremony
The Melasti purification ceremony is a Balinese Hindu ritual held before Nyepi in which sacred objects and devotees are taken to the sea or other bodies of water to be ritually cleansed and purified.
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C.
Yadnya Kasada ceremony
The Yadnya Kasada ceremony is an annual Hindu ritual of the Tenggerese people in East Java, Indonesia, in which offerings are cast into the crater of Mount Bromo to honor ancestral spirits and deities.
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D.
Sema ceremony
The Sema ceremony is a traditional Mevlevi Sufi ritual of music and whirling dance symbolizing spiritual ascent and union with the divine.
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E.
Sigui ceremony
The Sigui ceremony is a once-every-60-years Dogon ritual cycle in Mali that marks the symbolic renewal of the world and commemorates the first ancestor’s acquisition of speech.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zoroastrian religious ritual
ⓘ
liturgical rite ⓘ |
| assistedBy | raspi ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
asha
ⓘ
cosmic order ⓘ purity ⓘ worship ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Ahura Mazda ⓘ |
| centralRiteOf |
Zoroastrian liturgy
ⓘ
linked to:
Zoroastrian priesthood
|
| duration |
about four hours in full form
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about two hours in shortened form ⓘ |
| hasPart |
recitation of sacred texts
ⓘ
ritual offerings ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | ancient Iranian religion ⓘ |
| includesOffering |
bread
ⓘ
frankincense ⓘ haoma ⓘ milk ⓘ sandalwood ⓘ water ⓘ |
| includesRitualAction |
blessing
ⓘ
invocation ⓘ libation ⓘ offering to fire ⓘ |
| language |
Avestan
ⓘ
linked to:
Avestan language
|
| liturgicalFamily | long liturgy ⓘ |
| officiatedBy | zaotar ⓘ |
| performedAt | fire temple ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Zoroastrian priests
ⓘ
linked to:
Zoroastrian priesthood
|
| performedFor |
community welfare
ⓘ
individual intentions ⓘ |
| purpose |
maintenance of cosmic order
ⓘ
sanctification of creation ⓘ worship of Ahura Mazda ⓘ |
| relatedRite |
Vendidad ceremony
ⓘ
Visperad ceremony ⓘ
linked to:
Yasna ceremony
|
| religion | Zoroastrianism ⓘ |
| requires |
consecrated space
ⓘ
fire altar ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ |
| requiresVestment |
kusti
ⓘ
padan ⓘ sudreh ⓘ |
| scripturalSource | Avesta ⓘ |
| status | most important Zoroastrian ceremony ⓘ |
| usesText |
Gathas
ⓘ
linked to:
Avesta
Yasna ⓘ Yasna Haptanghaiti ⓘ Younger Avesta ⓘ
linked to:
Avesta
|
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Referenced by (5)
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