Ajith is known as much for his films as for his other passions like aero-modelling, racing, cooking and photography. Off late, he has also become an avid reader. He digs into books that are based on philosophy and really imbibes all those lessons for life. His policy of Live and Let Live is also based on strenuous reading of such philosophical books.
Recently he enjoyed reading a book talking about the teachings of Buddha titled “The Teaching of Buddha”. Anyone who has stayed in a hotel in Japan has probably seen a copy of The Teaching of Buddha. First published in 1925, the book was originally edited by Japanese scholars of Buddhism before WWII and distributed widely throughout Japan. The first English edition was published in 1934. This book is from the Bukkyo Dendo Kyokai, Tokyo which is a society to promote Buddhism all over the world. The Teaching of Buddha has undergone minor revisions and numerous reprintings since. It is now available in more than forty-two languages and over 8 million copies have been distributed and placed in hotel rooms in over fifty countries throughout the world.
