{"title":"Jacob P. Dalton","description":"\u003cp\u003eJacob P. Dalton’s works explore the rich tapestry of Buddhist thought and practice, offering insightful perspectives on spiritual traditions and their historical contexts. His books illuminate complex religious ideas with clarity, inviting readers to engage deeply with the philosophy and rituals of Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles such as \u003cem\u003eConjuring the Buddha\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Gathering of Intentions\u003c\/em\u003e, Dalton combines scholarly rigour with accessible prose, making his contributions valuable to both students of religion and curious readers seeking to understand the spiritual and cultural dimensions of Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-gathering-of-intentions-by-jacob-p-dalton-9780231176019","title":"The Gathering of Intentions","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Gathering of Intentions\u003c\/em\u003e reads a single Tibetan Buddhist ritual system through the movements of Tibetan history, revealing the social and material dimensions of an ostensibly timeless tradition. By subjecting tantric practice to historical analysis, the book offers new insight into the origins of Tibetan Buddhism, the formation of its canons, the emergence of new lineages and ceremonies, and modern efforts to revitalise the religion by returning to its mythic origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe ritual system explored in this volume is based on the \u003cem\u003eGathering of Intentions Sutra\u003c\/em\u003e, the fundamental \"root tantra\" of the Anuyoga class of teachings belonging to the Nyingma (\"Ancient\") school of Tibetan Buddhism. Proceeding chronologically from the ninth century to the present, each chapter features a Tibetan author negotiating a perceived gap between the original root text—the \u003cem\u003eGathering of Intentions\u003c\/em\u003e—and the lived religious or political concerns of his day. These ongoing tensions underscore the significance of Tibet's elaborate esoteric ritual systems, which have persisted for centuries, evolving in response to historical conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRather than overlook practice in favour of philosophical concerns, this volume prioritises Tibetan Buddhism's ritual systems for a richer portrait of the tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455762809068,"sku":"9780231176019","price":56.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/81A8R-qzF0L._SL1500.jpg?v=1774797521"},{"product_id":"conjuring-the-buddha-by-jacob-p-dalton-9780231205825","title":"Conjuring the Buddha","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRitual manuals are among the most common and most personal forms of Buddhist literature. Since at least the late fifth century, individual practitioners—including monks, nuns, teachers, disciples, and laypeople—have kept texts describing how to perform the daily rites. These manuals represent an intimate counterpart to the canonical sutras and the tantras, speaking to the lived experience of Buddhist practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConjuring the Buddha\u003c\/em\u003e offers a history of early tantric Buddhist ritual through the lens of the Tibetan manuscripts discovered near Dunhuang on the ancient Silk Road. Jacob P. Dalton argues that the spread of ritual manuals offered Buddhists an extracanonical literary form through which to engage with their tradition in new and locally specific ways. He suggests that ritual manuals were the literary precursors to the tantras, crucial to the emergence of esoteric Buddhism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExamining a series of ninth- and tenth-century tantric manuals from Dunhuang, Dalton uncovers lost moments in the development of rituals such as consecration, possession, sexual yoga, the Great Perfection, and the subtle body practices of the winds and channels. 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