Mountain Dharma - Meditative Retreat and the Tibetan Ascetic Self

A groundbreaking exploration of individual long-term meditative retreat in Tibetan Buddhism, Mountain Dharma tracks developments in ascetic discourse and practice from the twelfth century to the twentieth.

About the author

David M. DiValerio is associate professor of history and religious studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is the author of The Holy Madmen of Tibet (2015) and translator of The Life of the Madman of Ü (2016).

Product details

• Authors: David M. Divalerio, DiValerio David M.
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 08.08.2025
• EAN: 9780231220217
• ISBN: 978-0-231-22021-7
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Mindfulness, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation, RELIGION / Buddhism / Rituals & Practice, RELIGION / Buddhism / History, RELIGION / Buddhism / Tibetan, Buddhism, Popular psychology, Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation, History of Religion, Buddhist life & practice, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization, Buddhist life and practice, Tibetan Buddhism