{"product_id":"the-notion-of-solitude-in-indaka-weerasekera-9781350426061","title":"The Notion of Solitude in Pali Buddhist Literature: Finding a Space in the Crowd","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring how notions of solitude in Pali literature are encompassed in various literary forms, such as stock formulae, poetry, narrative, and imagery, this book includes close analysis of some of the most famous Buddhist verses about solitary practice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIndaka Nishan Weerasekera considers how solitude is valued as one significant aspect of the Buddhist path, including how the imagery of landscape, especially the forest, serves to both inspire solitary practice as well as functions as a metaphor for meditation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author employs a cross-section of primary sources to explore the practical and psychological aspects of solitude in relation to Buddhist meditation, as well as relational\/attitudinal concepts such as renunciation or desirelessness, independence, and self-reliance. This 'lonely' aspect of the Buddhist path sits alongside the 'communal' aspect of the Buddhist teachings. Together, they serve to maintain monastic harmony, while the 'social' aspect preserves monastic relations with wider society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Indaka Weerasekera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350426067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350426061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Indaka Weerasekera","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838408249599,"sku":"9781350426061","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad126d68-1272-4056-b197-74b976a03a9f.jpg?v=1746589745","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-notion-of-solitude-in-indaka-weerasekera-9781350426061","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}