{"product_id":"the-life-of-the-madman-of-u-9780190244033","title":"The Life of the Madman of U","description":"\u003cem\u003eThe Life of the Madman of Ü\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of Künga Zangpo (1458-1532), a famous Tibetan Buddhist ascetic of the Kagyü sect. Having grown weary of the trials of human existence, Künga Zangpo renounced the world during his teenage years, committing himself to learning and practicing the holy\u003cbr\u003eDharma as a monk. Some years later he would give up his monkhood to take on a unique tantric asceticism that entailed dressing in human remains, wandering from place to place, and provoking others to attack him physically, among other norm-overturning behaviors. It was because of this asceticism\u003cbr\u003ethat Künga Zangpo came to be known as the Madman of Ü. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid M. Divalerio translates this biography, originally written in two parts in 1494 and 1537, making accessible to a modern audience a rich depiction of religious life in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Tibet. The book also details Künga Zangpo's many miracles, a testament to the spiritual\u003cbr\u003eperfection he attained. His final thirty years were spent at his monastery of Tsimar Pel, where he dispensed teachings to his numerous disciples and followers. The \u003cem\u003eLife\u003c\/em\u003e of this remarkable and controversial figure, now available in English for the first time, provides new means for understanding the\u003cbr\u003etradition of the holy madman (\u003cem\u003esmyon pa\u003c\/em\u003e) in Tibetan Buddhism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David M. Divalerio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190244033\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid M. DiValerio\u003c\/strong\u003e is Assistant Professor of History and Religious Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Holy Madmen of Tibet\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP 2015).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39927192879219,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":39.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_96e07872-4ee4-4d9c-baae-e1f8f974fc71.jpg?v=1647523972","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-life-of-the-madman-of-u-9780190244033","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}