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Bushyasta (Avestan, ''būšyāsta'', ''būšiiąstā'') is the Zoroastrian demon (''daeva'') of "Sloth". Her stock epithet is "the long-handed." In scripture as well as in later tradition, Bushyasta (Middle Persian ''Bushasp'') is the hypostasis of laziness and idleness. She is the cause of procrastination as she strives to keep the righteous (''ashavan'') from performing productive tasks. She lulls the world back to sleep and "makes the faithful forget in slumber the hour of prayer."〔.〕 Although there are "as many demons as the sins that man commits" and Bushyasta is among the few ''daeva''s who are specifically mentioned in the texts, she is not among the fiends who are described in any great detail.〔.〕 ==In scripture== Besides Bushyasta's stock epithet as "the long-handed," (e.g. ''Vendidad'' 11.9, 11.12, 18.16; ''Yasht'' 10.97), she is also described to be "gaunt" (''Vendidad'' 11.9 and 11.12), and in ''Yasht'' 18.2, she is said to be ''zairi'', "yellow, golden, green." In verse 1 and 2 of ''Yasht'' 18, which is nominally dedicated to Arshtat "Justice", ''khwarenah'' is said to vanquish Angra Mainyu, Aeshma of "Wrath", the Freezing Cold, Apaosha of "Drought", and Bushyasta.〔.〕 Towards dawn, before the demons are forced back into the darkness, Bushyasta rushes from the north murmering "Sleep on, O men! Sleep on, O sinners! Sleep on and live in sin" (''Hadhokht Nask'' 41-42). Bushyasta is named among the demons who flee at the sight of Mithra's mace. (''Yasht'' 10.97, 10.134) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bushyasta」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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