F. Zahra Hassan

F. Zahra Hassan asked Ramsay Wood:

Hi Ramsay, How many volumes are there for Kalila wa Dimna?

Ramsay Wood Thanks for your question.

Depends where/how you define the cultural "start-point" of this collection. If you accept India, then Pancha means "five". Here's the long answer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panchat...

If you're only tracking the Arabic classic, then you'll see under the above link's subtitle "Mid. Persian and Arabic versions" that Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ (a Persian convert) inserted a new one (making the total six), telling of Dimna's trial.

I wrote about this subject here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

which is also reprinted (with an extra afterword) in
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...

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Hi Ramsay Wood, I think if see, finally, this site, upon which it appears you kindly answered my question about 'non-fiction'. Though I cannot locate whatever you corresponded to me, and that it all was, possibly, about 5 months ago now. Please may I beg to you retort to me, once again? Your first reply will be sufficient, perhaps this time if you email it to me at: [email protected] Peace & Happy Holidays, XS

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