A cord worn round the waist by Parsees, consisting of seventy-two threads to represent the chapters of one of the portions of the Zend-Avesta.
(帕西人围在腰间的72股细线编成的)绳子(代表阿维斯特圣书中一部分的章节)
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When Zoroastrians die the kustis and the sudreh are placed on top of their bodies on a white sheet, another symbol of purity.
The untying and retying of the kusti, accompanied by the kusti prayers, is always done facing the direction of a source of light: the sun, moon, or a lamp.
Every Parsee Zoroastrian wears a Sudreh, the sacred garment and a belt-like kusti.
The day is divided into four parts, all requiring ritual observances in which a special belt, or kusti, worn by the pious plays an important part.
Our request is to cross the seas armed with an adequate stock of sudreh, kustis and essential books like our Khordeh Avesta, Yashts, Vendidad, etc.