heinterdictedtheuseofanimalfood，proscribedthekillingofanimalsforfood，enforcedavegetablediet。SeeSt。Martin，vol。vii。p。322。Malcolm，vol。i。p。104。MirkhondtranslatedbyDeSacy。ItisremarkablethatthedoctrineofMazdakspreadintotheWest。TwoinscriptionsfoundinCyrene，in1823，andexplainedbyM。Gesenius，andbyM。HamakerofLeyden，proveclearlythathisdoctrineshadbeeneagerlyembracedbytheremainsoftheancientGnostics；andMazdakwasenrolledwithThoth，Saturn，Zoroaster，Pythagoras，Epicurus，John，andChrist，astheteachersoftrueGnosticwisdom。SeeSt。Martin，vol。