Abū Sa‘īd (or Abū Sa‘d) Mansūr b. al-Husayn al-Ābī is known as a literary and political figure of the late tenth — early eleventh century. In describing al-Ābīs native city in his Geographical Dictionary, Yāqūt provides in passing some valuable information about him; it is virtually all that has come down to us...
On 19 October 2021, the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts (Asiatic Museum) and Saint Petersburg Datsan Gunzechoinei will hold a roundtable meeting “Buddhism in Contemporary Russia”.