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Zen and Vipassana are the two major Buddhist practices which had revivals in the 20th century and gained popularity in the west. Vipassana was originally popul
by wefarrell 7y ago
Zen and Vipassana are the two major Buddhist practices which had revivals in the 20th century and gained popularity in the west.
Vipassana was originally popularized amongst westerners by S. N. Goenka[1] who was a Hindi expat in Burma, where he learned the practice. Many of his western students went on to be prominent teachers[2].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._N._Goenka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._N._Goenka
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Students_of_S._N._Goenka https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Students_of_S._N._Goe...
- hinkley 7y agoIt's interesting to me that the thesis of Suzuki's 'No Mind' is that what marks the beginning of Chan as a separate tradition and lineage is a de-emphasis or some might say rejection of meditation. This distinction was certainly lost in the West and mostly lost in translation to Zen in Japan (a cursory glance at Suzuki's books prior to No Mind suggests this was relatively new information to him).
- kranner 7y ago> S. N. Goenka[1] who was a Hindi expat in Burma He was born in Mandalay, Burma and grew up there. I wouldn't call him an Indian expat in Burma, more like Burmese-Indian.
- wefarrell 7y agoGood point.
- yumraj 7y ago> Hindi expat in Burma Hindi is a language. I think you meant Hindu.
- jimhefferon 7y agoThank you.