Essence of Tipitaka

VRI would like to extend its gratitude to the Burma Pitaka Association and U Ko Lay for permission to publish the Essence of Tipitaka here in India.

Until now, this lucid and inspiring introduction to the words of the Buddha has been difficult to obtain outside Myanmar.

VRI hopes that the Essence will encourage students of Vipassana both here and abroad in their meditation prac- tice, and also lead them to further study of the actual texts.

With the permission of U Ko Lay and the Burma Pitaka Association, VRI has made some small changes to the gen- eral formatting and style of the book but its substance re- mains intact. An index has been added.