Translations of Dead Languages Written on Scrolls and Stone Tablets

“Forgive me, Great Mother, for I have sinned. It has been several lifetimes since my last confession.” In 1839, before the First Opium War, the Shantideva University was the premier institution of syncretistic education in the known world, folding Christian and Buddhist faiths into its curriculum with a heavy focus on the esoteric. “In my... Continue Reading →

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Uninteresting Moments of Necessary Silence

The northernmost island of Shanqui Jian was the Island of Pain, with its mountain peaks, high-altitude steps, and cable cars. It held the university campus, the capital city, and the castle of the king. The rest of the island was an untamed wilderness. “We sort of wanted the same thing,” the younger novice joked. “I... Continue Reading →

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