Avesta and Garden forms of the Orient

Abstract

It appears that the forms of Persian garden were fairly influenced by the Zoroastrianism throughout the long history. Therefore in this thesis, I have compared the idea of paradise described in the Ave sta with the garden forms of this counutry.
There are some descriptions in the Avesta, which are accepted to have expressed concretely that how is the paradise created by the ancients. Yet these are the very same to have been suggested a model, which shows that “Such is place spent happy life”, so 1 am quite sure that all the following circumstances were duly derived from such an idea ; namely, the garden form of this country is almost square or oblong in shape; the canal has ever been instituted in the garden; the verdant grove is one of the most important element of the garden ; there are many gardens assuming the pattern of orchard ; and the garden is always surrounded with walls.
Also in the Avesta; there are some descriptions to convince enough of the circumstances which the fountain has been instituted along with the pond or canal at the beginning of Persian garden. It seems that this religion has ever attached great importance of water together wich fire and soil, and has also deemed as a most virtuous deed for man to cleanse. And thus these situations have made a powerful propulsion to draw water into the landscape of the garden, in addition to the strong human desire for water which arises necessarily from the natural geographic environment of these areas.