{"product_id":"mountain-dharma-meditative-retreat-and-the-tibetan-ascetic-self-paperback","title":"Mountain Dharma: Meditative Retreat and the Tibetan Ascetic Self - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid M. Divalerio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn emphasis on practicing meditation in yearslong retreats--whether in a cave or a cloister, alone or with a small number of peers--has been a defining feature of Tibetan Buddhism throughout its entire history. Although the life stories and writings of the Himalaya's most famous hermits are well known, the history of this tradition and the details of its practice have largely remained a mystery. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA groundbreaking exploration of individual long-term meditative retreat in Tibetan Buddhism, \u003ci\u003eMountain Dharma\u003c\/i\u003e tracks developments in ascetic discourse and practice from the twelfth century to the twentieth. David M. DiValerio provides a comprehensive reading of texts that offer instruction on the eremitic endeavor, comparing how dozens of authors have treated six key orienting concerns: place, people, food, sources of danger, the spiritual lineage, and time. The book traces a genealogy of the Tibetan ascetic self, demonstrating an increasing tendency to adopt practices that contrast the meditator with earlier generations of enlightened masters, defining the latter-day retreatant as a being in time. By viewing instructions for how to live in retreat as technologies of self, this book sheds new light on how the history of this tradition has been driven by evolving notions of personhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMethodologically innovative and richly sourced, \u003ci\u003eMountain Dharma\u003c\/i\u003e sets a new standard for the historical study of asceticism.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid M. DiValerio is associate professor of history and religious studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Holy Madmen of Tibet\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Madman of Ü\u003c\/i\u003e (2016).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48354161852586,"sku":"9780231220224","price":63.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/xIpVSSN7fG9780231220224.webp?v=1779933161","url":"https:\/\/wiccancenter.com\/zh-hans\/products\/mountain-dharma-meditative-retreat-and-the-tibetan-ascetic-self-paperback","provider":"Wiccan Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}