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Vipassana Teachers

Ven Ledi Sayadaw

His concise, clear and extensive scholarly work served to clarify the experiential aspect of Dhamma.

Saya Thetgyi

He was born in a poor farming village and in 1915 was appointed as a teacher by Ledi Sayadaw.

Sayagyi U Ba Khin

He was Goenkaji's teacher and also an outstanding civil servant of Burma.

S.N. Goenka

As the principal teacher, Goenkaji, as he is known, has been instrumental in the spread of Vipassana in modern times.

"The technique of Vipassana is a simple, practical way to achieve real peace of mind and to lead a happy, useful life. It is not confined to any particular religion or dogma"

says Satya Narayan Goenka,
the principal teacher.

Vipassana Newsletter

Monthly English Newsletters published by VRI. The Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu & Tamil editions are also available in Acrobat PDF format. Back issues are also listed.

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This website provides information on Vipassana Meditation, as taught by S.N.Goenka and his assistant teachers in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.

Vipassana is a universal, scientific method towards purifying the mind. It is the practical essence of the teachings of the Buddha, who taught Dhamma - the Universal Law of Nature.

Apply online for 10-day courses at Dhamma Giri and other centers in India.

About VRI:- Based at Dhamma Giri, Igatpuri, near Mumbai, India, the Vipassana Research Institute publishes literature & disseminates information related to Vipassana.

VRI Publications & Research

Books, Audio and Video DVDs in various languages and few Research papers and articles are available for download.

A 325-feet monument of Peace and Harmony built on Gorai Island, Mumbai. It includes a Dhamma Hall for over 8,000 meditators to sit and meditate and being built is an Exhibition gallery for visitors. Adjacent to the Pagoda is a 10 Day course center. The Global Vipassana Pagoda was inaugurated by the President of India on 8th Feb 2009.

GVP project update

A project to beautify and further develop the Global Vipassana Pagoda has been launched.

Dhamma Tapovana

Long course centre adjacent to Dhammagiri.

U Ba Khin Village

Residential facility for Vipassana meditators.

The Pali Tipitaka

The Pali Tipitaka Project

The Chaṭṭha Saṅgāyana Tipitaka CD

Online version of the Pali Tipitaka

Questions and Answers

Goenkaji has answered a wide spectrum of questions on Vipassana and other related topics. This includes clarifying points of practice for Vipassana students.