"Boon Box 2: Im-Boon" presents the Buddhist principles of dhamma in a fun and easy-to-read style that will appeal to people of all ages, and help them to apply dhamma to their daily lives.

"Boon Box" means "a box of merit", and it puts its Buddhist content into a lively design with colourful illustrations. Presenting profound teachings in a simple way, "Boon Box 2" includes learning supplements like games, questions and stickers to help readers understand dhamma. The author is also the

managing director of a property development firm, a young executive who places great importance on studying and practising dhamma.

"Life is like a box of food with different colours and tastes each day," said Patarin. "If we have good food to eat when we're hungry, we shall be happy, but if the food tastes bad or we eat too much, we'll suffer for it. I wrote 'Boon Box 2' as a kind of recipe for gaining insight into the truth about life, and for finding fulfilment and happiness within ourselves."

 "It's well-written and fun to read," said author and Buddhist scholar Wasin Intasa. "It's very useful, and it's good to know that a young author has such a good understanding of life."

Patarin's first "Boon Box" book impressed the Buddhism-integrated Thawsi School at Bangkok's Sukhumvit 71, which uses it as an extracurricular reading source for elementary students. Headmaster Bupaswat Rachatatanun believes it to be a valuable attempt to make people today interested in dhamma.

"Boon Box 2: Im-Boon" comes in a Japanese-style box, with three incense candles shaped like sushi, and a Bento Japanese meal-box bookmark. It is priced at Bt195.