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CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION.
CHAP.
PAGB
1. The Dinâ-i Maînðg-î Khirad 2. The Sikand-gümânîk Vigar 3. The Sad Dar . .
. Abbreviations used in this volume .
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TRANSLATIONS.
Dinâ-i MainôG-I KHIRAD. . . . . 1 1. Introducing the sage and the spirit of wisdom . . 3 2. How to preserve both body and soul, including the fate
of the soul after death, whether righteous or wicked. 9 3. What liberality and truth, gratitude and wisdom, mindful
ness and contentment are good for .. . .. 26 4. The nine chief good works, divided into seven classes . 5. The ten happiest lands . . . . . . . 27 6. The ten unhappiest lands . . . . . . 28 7. The four grades of heaven and hell, with the neutral region
between them, and the fate of the souls in each . . 29 8. How Adharmazd created the universe, and Aharman cor
rupted it for gooo years. The evil influence of the seven planets, the good influence of the twelve signs of the zodiac, and how far the good and evil can counteract each other . .
. . . . 32 9. The impossibility of going from region to region, the
substance of the sky, and the mingling of the water in
the earth. . . . . . . . . 35 10. The impossibility of peace and affection between Aharman
and Adharmasd . . . . . . . 36 II. Wisdom without goodness and skill without wisdom are
useless . . . . . . . . . 37
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