{"product_id":"esoteric-theravada-the-story-of-the-forgotten-meditation-tradition-of-southeast-asia-paperback","title":"Esoteric Theravada: The Story of the Forgotten Meditation Tradition of Southeast Asia - 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\u003eKate Crosby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking exploration of a practice tradition that was nearly lost to history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheravada Buddhism, often understood as the school that most carefully preserved the practices taught by the Buddha, has undergone tremendous change over time. Prior to Western colonialism in Asia--which brought Western and modernist intellectual concerns, such as the separation of science and religion, to bear on Buddhism--there existed a tradition of embodied, esoteric, and culturally regional Theravada meditation practices. This once-dominant traditional meditation system, known as \u003ci\u003eborān kammatthāna\u003c\/i\u003e, is related to--yet remarkably distinct from--Vipassana and other Buddhist and secular mindfulness practices that would become the hallmark of Theravada Buddhism in the twentieth century. Drawing on a quarter century of research, scholar Kate Crosby offers the first holistic discussion of \u003ci\u003eborān kammatthāna\u003c\/i\u003e, illuminating the historical events and cultural processes by which the practice has been marginalized in the modern era.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKATE CROSBY is professor of Buddhist Studies at King's College London. Her work focuses on Sanskrit, Pali, and Pali-vernacular literature and on Theravada practice in the pre-modern and modern periods. Her other publications include \u003ci\u003eTheravada Buddhism: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eContinuity, Diversity, Identity \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Bodhicaryavatara\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 22, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47516614885597,"sku":"9781611807943","price":24.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/bnpNVXR1S2VHKzJnSS83QTh5cDZLUT09.webp?v=1772187226","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/esoteric-theravada-the-story-of-the-forgotten-meditation-tradition-of-southeast-asia-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}