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The name of al-Mas'udi (d. 956), the greatest Arab-Muslim historian, writer, geographer and traveler, is the pride of the Arab-Muslim civilization. Only two ...

The poem “Laili and Majnun” by Nizami Ganjavi (12th century) is one of the best examples of romantic epic in world literature. For many centuries, poets, art...

The doctrine of karma (the concept of human activity) occupies an important position in the system of Buddhist theoretical speculation, linking into a single...

This volume combines two important monuments of Chinese written culture - the so-called yulu, records of conversations of the greatest Chan mentors: “Lin ji ...

For the first time, the fundamental texts of the Nyaya - the classical philosophical school of Ancient India - "Nyaya-sutra" (III-IV centuries) and the norma...

"The Tale of Padma" by Bijoya Gupto (late 15th century) is an epic poem with religious and mythological content. In it we find an arrangement of myths dedica...

The book presents the first complete Russian translation of "Vishnu-smriti", one of the largest dharmashastras - collections of ancient Indian rules and regu...

The first story in the “Silent Plays” series. Full title of the story: “A certain freak was afraid to take a beautiful wife into his house, but in the end he...

The second story in the “Silent Plays” series. Full title of the story: “The handsome man tried to get rid of suspicion, but as a result he only raised doubt...

The fourth story in the series. Full title: “He lost a thousand gold, but in troubles he found his happiness.”

The fifth story in the series. The full title of the story: “A woman, like Chen Ping, came up with seven cunning plans.”

The third story in the series. Full title of the story: “As soon as a man changed the Eight Signs, his troubles immediately disappeared and he found joy!”