Nasu (Zoroastrianism)

Nasu (Zoroastrianism)

In Zoroastrian doctrine Nasu means impure and unclean. Actions such as cutting nails, ripping or shredding paper, cutting hair, dead bodies, urinating are all considered nasu in Zoroastrianism.


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