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Mahasi Sayadaw

1904–1982 · 20th century

Mahasi Sayadaw was a Burmese Theravada Buddhist monk and meditation master. His method of insight, or vipassana, meditation, based on noting bodily and mental events, was taught at a centre in Rangoon from 1949 and spread across Asia and the West. He also played a leading part in the Sixth Buddhist Council held in Rangoon in 1954–1956.

Mahasi Sayadaw
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mahasi Sayadaw. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mahasi-sayadaw
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