Some remarks about the Zoroastrian ceremony of cutting a new kusti according to two Rivāyat manuscripts and two of the oldest Avestan manuscripts

Abstract: The Nirang-e Kusti-ye Now Buridan is the ceremony of weaving and cutting a new kusti from the loom. While this ceremony has currently a standard form, according to several Rivāyat manuscripts, there are different accounts of this ceremony, including different recitations of this prayer and different ritual sequences, without providing many clues. This paper attempts to explore and present these divergences