Venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita is the founder president of Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore. He was a member of the Editorial Board of the Sixth Buddhist Synod (Chattha Sangayana) in Yangon, which brought out a complete edition of the sacred Buddhist Scriptures - Tipitaka. Since then he has established many Buddhist centers in India and abroad and rendered yeomen spiritual and humanitarian services. He established Mahabodhi Monastic Institute in Bangalore, India, Buddhist Meditation Center in USA and conducted many Dhamma and Pali courses, meditation courses and written numerous books and translations of the Pali Buddhist Texts. They have been published all over the world, including some German, Portuguese, Korean and Chinese translations. He was editing and publishing English monthly DHAMMA Magazine for four decades.

Mahabodhi Academy for Pali and Buddhist Studies and Bhagavan Buddha University of Theravada Buddhism are the result of his effort and research to provide a systematic Theravāda Buddhist education as widely as possible, first of its kind in India. The Venerable Dr. Acharya Buddharakkhita passed away on 23rd September 2013 in Maha Bodhi Society, Bangalore at the age of 92.

'The Wheel of Life', is the second publication of the Golden Jubilee series brought out by the Buddha Vachana Trust in commemoration of the 2550th Sacred Buddha Jayanti, which falls in the year 2006. Coincidentially the Mahabodhi Society, Bangalore. is also celebrating its Golden Jubilee in the form of bringing out fifty English publications and fifty kannada publications.

The Wheel of life contains the core teachings of the Buddha. The author has endeavoured to make the themes as clear and practical as possible. The profound nature of the subject matter of this publication calls for patient reading and reflection to be able to derive maximum benefit.

May all beings be free from the sufferings of worldly existence!