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Upanishads are mankind's oldest works of philosophy, predating the earliest Greek philosophy. They are the concluding part of the Vedas, the ancient Indian sacred literature, and mark the culmination of a tradition of speculative thought first expressed in the Rig-Veda more than 4,000 years ago. Remarkable for their meditative depth, spirit of doubt and intellectual honesty, the Upanishads are concerned with the knowledge of the Brahman, the Ultimate Reality, and man's relationship with it.

"The Three Little Pigs" is a very funny and famous fairytale featuring anthropomorphic pigs who build three houses of different materials. The story begins with the title characters being sent out into the world by their mother, to "seek out their fortune". The first little pig builds a house of straw, but a wolf blows it down and eats him. The second pig builds a house of furze sticks, which the wolf also blows down and eats him. Each exchange between wolf and pig features ringing proverbial phrases, namely: "Little pig, little Pig, let me come in." "No, no, not by the hair on my chinny chin chin." "Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in." The third pig builds a house of bricks. This little pig is very smart, and the end is a big surprise for everyone.

The beautiful Sheherazade, threatened with death, manages to postpone the fatal day by telling one marvellous story every night. The stories themselves are folk tales, fairy tales and poems collected over many centuries, from ancient and medieval Arabic, Persian, Mesopotamian, Indian, and Egyptian folklore and literature. This makes The Arabian Nights a priceless treasure, as it takes us to the very roots of our culture in a delightful and passionate way...

The shocking true story of a young woman forced into spying for Russia under the KBG. What would make you agree to work as a KGB agent? Love, blackmail, desperation? For this young woman, there is only one thing that could make her agree to a life of service under the brutal regime that she hates. They took her baby. So begins the most compelling and revealing story about spying you're ever likely to hear.

The King James Version was written in 1611 by order of King James I as the official translation for the Church of England. The version was created to eliminate any errors in previous translations, and to put the book into common language useful for all people. The book was translated from Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic. The version was re-edited in 1769 and has remained largely untouched for the centuries after.

This five famous Indian tales are a collection of stories on human behaviors, portrayed by animal characters, with a beautifully wrought moral at the end. Discover the oldest legends of ancient India with this still resonating folk tales.

In 1604, King James I of England authorized that a new translation of the Bible into English be started. It was finished in 1611, just 85 years after the first translation of the New Testament into English appeared (Tyndale, 1526). The Authorized Version, or the King James Version, quickly became the standard for English-speaking Protestants. Its flowing language and prose rhythm has had a profound influence on the literature of the past 400 years.

La Bhagavad-gita es un importante texto sagrado hinduista. Se le considera uno de los clásicos religiosos más importantes del mundo. Es parte del texto épico Majabhárata (posiblemente del siglo III a. C.). Consta de 18 capítulos y 700 versos. Su contenido es la conversación entre Krishna a quien los hinduistas consideran una encarnación de Visnú (mientras que los Krisnaístas lo consideran el origen de Visnú) y su primo y amigo Arjuna en el campo de batalla en los instantes previos al inicio de la guerra de Kurukshetra.

Sadece bir din âlimi ya da mütercim değil, felsefe konuları ile de yakından ilgilenen ve felsefi çeviriler de yapan bir düşünür; Elmalılı Muhammed Hamdi Yazır... Bugün de ‘en güvenilir Türkçe meal’ kabul edilen çalışma için TBMM tarafından Diyanet İşleri Reisliği görevlendirildi ve halk arasında itibar görecek bir tercümenin hazırlanması kararlaştırıldı. Atatürk’ün de yakından takip ettiği çalışmaya 1926'da başlayan Elmalılı, ‘Hak Dini Kur'an Dili’ adını verdiği eserini 1938'de tamamladı.

The Holy Quran is comprised of 114 suwar (plural of surah, or chapter), each divided into verses. The shortest surah (Al-Kawthar) has only three verses while the longest (Al-Baqarah) contains 286 verses.

No es de extrañar que los clásicos chinos sobre el arte de la guerra sean tan populares en nuestro tiempo. No es tan solo el hecho de que los chinos, tras siglos de guerras, llegaron a un conocimiento profundo de la estrategia y sus circunstancias, sino la forma en que plasmaron ese conocimiento. Allá donde los manuales occidentales se centraban en las siempre cambiantes armas y tácticas, los autores orientales buscaron una visión más universal de este tema y, al mismo tiempo, más humana.

Theravada, Tibetan and Zen may be the most well-known forms of Buddhism in the West, but in many parts of the East it is the Pure Land schools which dominate. Though their roots are clearly embedded in the initial teachings of the historical figure of Shakyamuni, the richly devotional nature of Pure Land Buddhism lends a unique character to its approach and practice.

Tales of the Elders of Ireland (Acallam na Senórach) represents the largest literary text surviving from 12th-century Ireland, the most comprehensive early collection of Fenian stories and poetry. Three parallel worlds interact: the contemporary Christian world of Saint Patrick with his scribes, clerics, occasional angels, and souls rescued from Hell; the earlier pagan world of the ancient, giant Fenians and an array of Irish kings; and the timeless Otherworld, peopled by ever-young shape-shifting fairies.

Cykl klasycznych legend arturiańskich w uproszczonych adaptacjach dla dzieci. Pragnąc wyleczyć się z miłości do królowej Ginewry, Lancelot opuszcza Camelot w poszukiwaniu przygód, które pomogą mu oderwać myśli od ukochanej. Okazja nadarza się, gdy nieszczęśnik musi stawić czoła budzącemu postrach rycerzowi w czarnej zbroi i na rozkaz mrocznej czarodziejki dokonać niemożliwego wyboru.

Для каждого христианина Библия - это книга книг, "Вечная книга", вершина всего, что было создано когда-то и еще будет создано в будущем самыми великими умами человечества. Она остается самой читаемой книгой в мире. В переводе она существует почти на семистах языках и диалектах.

Представляем аудиоверсию избранных скандинавских сказок в исполнении Всеволода Кузнецова. "Оборотень" - жил был на свете царь, правивший огромной страной. И была у него красавица жена и единственная дочь. Жили они в любви и согласии, но, не успела юная царевна вырасти, как умерла ее мать.

Este audiolibro es una recopilación de más de 50 oraciones clásicas del cristianismo. Aquí encontrará desde las más conocidas, antiguas y tradicionales a otras más modernas y menos extendidas. Un audiolibro para comunicarse con Dios, ya sea para dar gracias, hacer peticiones o expresar las emociones y buscar el camino de uno mismo.

Книга Бытия. Ветхий Завет: Русский синодальный перевод. Библия - книга, с которой должен быть знаком любой культурный человек. Нет на свете другого произведения, которое оказало бы столь большое влияние на мировую цивилизацию.

Мы многим обязаны веку Просвещения. Именно тогда сложилась ситуация сосуществования двух типов поэзии: высокая, серьезная, официальная, державная и ерничающая, непечатная, вовсю матерящаяся. Причем вторая издевательски пародировала первую, передразнивая ее патетический тон и в то же время перенасыщая стихотворный текст низкой, бранной лексикой.

По-разному приходят в нашу жизнь сказки. Но все же, для большинства из нас, знакомство со сказкой неразрывно связано с детством и мамой, читающей нам на ночь, при приглушенном свете ночника.