Burmese Vipassana tradition

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Burmese_Vipassana_tradition
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Buddhist meditation tradition
gptkbp:aimsTo liberation from suffering
insight into impermanence
insight into non-self
insight into suffering
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:S._N._Goenka
10-day meditation retreats
Dhamma centers
gptkbp:emphasizes mindfulness
insight
gptkbp:focusesOn Vipassana meditation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burmese Vipassana tradition
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:global_Vipassana_movement
Western mindfulness practices
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism
gptkbp:languageOfInstruction gptkb:Pali
Burmese
gptkbp:originatedIn Burma
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Mahasi_Sayadaw
gptkb:Ledi_Sayadaw
gptkb:Sayagyi_U_Pandita
gptkb:U_Ba_Khin
gptkbp:practicedIn monks
laypeople
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Satipatthana_Sutta
Four Foundations of Mindfulness
Theravada monasticism
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:India
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkb:Thailand
Western countries
gptkbp:teaches noting technique
awareness of breath
body scanning
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Insight_Meditation_movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6