The result of this unfortunate muddle is that the Persian Zoroas-{trian in Persia are one month ahead In their calculations of the Parsees in India, and while the latter will [celebrate the 1308th year of Yezdezerd fon September 6, their brother religionists in Persia have already entered upon the new year of their Jera, the advent being celebrated on August 7, This mistake in the calculation was Aiscovered late in the year 1720 A.D. when a learned Persian Zoroastrian, priest escaped from Persia and landed Jat Surat. "The discrepancy has had the effect of creating two sharp divisions among the Parsees of India as some of them are divided into parties or schisms one group calling themselves ""Kadmis" or "ancients" from the Persian derivative "Kuad-min" meaning ancient or old. The lather sect is styled the "Shahanishais" which means "Impertals" or those following the ancient usage of the Persian Empire.
It goes without saying, however, that both parties are wrong. It is evident from the "Avesta" or Zoroas-{rian scriptures that the ancient Iranians regulated and adjusted their Jealendar by observing the custom of "Kabissa" or intercalation, but the Parsees. in India have failed to observe, owing to the precarious conditions under which they had to live for centuries in India and to the constant fear of religious persecution, the "Kabissa" for nearly thirteen centuries. Therefore the present calendar virtually does not admit of more than 365 days of their Solar year, which brings it out of reckoning.
Dr. West In his "Sacred Book of the East" and Dr. Hope Moulton in his "Early Zoroastrianism" express a belief that the Zoroastrian calendar was reformed and brought up to date Darius Hystaspses in the year 500
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