Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree: The Buddha's Teachings on Voidness

“This remarkable book, Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree, Buddhasa Bhikkhu teaches us beautifully, profoundly, and simply the meaning of suññatā or voidness, which is a thread that links every great school of Buddhism. He shows how a teaching that becomes central to Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna is also profoundly expressed in the earliest words of the Buddha. He teaches us the truth of this voidness with the same directness and simplicity with which he invites us into his forest. To understand voidness, he says, is to understand all dhammas, to understand voidness is to see what brings ease and peace, to understand voidness is to know that all is well.” (From the Foreward by Jack Kornfield)

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Translated from the Thai (แก่นพุทธศาสน์) by Dhammavicayo. Revised and edited by Santikaro Bhikkhu. Thailand edition of the title by Wisdom Publications. Reprint. Silkworm, Chiang Mai, [2004]. 174 pages.