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TRANSLATOR-EDITOR’S PREFACE

This book is a cheerfully illustrated introduction to the Buddha’s teaching, based largely
on Buddhadāsā’s approach it includes detailed explanations of the main elements
of what has become known as ‘Buddhism’ - the five aggregates, pancakhanda; the

‘fetters,’ saṃyojana; the four kinds of perception, saññā; the four noble truths, ariyasacca;
dependent origination paticcasamupāda; the ‘ocean’ of birth and death, vattasaṃsāra;
and the sumum bonum of Buddhism, nibbāna. So, all in all, quite an involved business
and certainly not light reading, rather something aimed at the serious student.

Buddhadāsā was one of the foremost Buddhist thinkers and teachers of the last century,
this book, with its pleasant illustrations, will allow one to begin, or to continue, the
exploration of his, at times, controversial approach to the Buddha’s teachings.

Dvb, 8th Oct, 2019.

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