Under the Bodhi Tree takes us back to the principles at the heart of Buddha's
teachings: conditionality and dependent co-arising. Ajahn Buddhadāsa Bhikkhu
makes the case for dependent co-arising as a natural law and builds a compelling
presentation from there of Buddhist philosophy, meditation, and practice. Basing
himself squarely on the Buddha's own words as preserved in the Pali Canon, he brings
clarity and simplicity to what is typically a thorny philosophical knot. By returning
dependent co-arising to its central place in Buddhist theory and practice, Ajahn
Buddhadāsa provides perspective on the Buddha's own insights and awakening.

Under the Bodhi Tree is another excellent entry from one of the most renowned
Buddhist thinkers of modern times. Ajahn Buddhadasa Bhikkhu (1906–93) is perhaps the most influential Buddhist teacher in the history of Thailand. In 1932, he founded Suan Mokkhabalārāma, the first modern forest monastery in Thailand. Since the 1960s, his work has helped inspire a new generation of socially concerned individuals throughout the world. He is the author of Mindfulness with Breathing and Heartwood of the Bodhi Tree.