Vipassana Meditation : Lectures On Insight Meditation by Venerable

Vipassana MeditationLectures On Insight MeditationByVenerable Chanmyay Sayadaw U JanakabhivamsaBiography Of Chanmyay SayadawSayadaw Ashin Janakabhivamsa received the higher ordination in 1947 afterwhich he continued advance studies of Buddhist scriptures. He practicedVipassana meditation under the instruction of the most Venerable MahasiSayadaw in 1953-54. Then he was invited by the State Buddha SasanaOrganization to perform Palipatiwisodhaka (editorial duties) for recitingBuddhist scriptures at the Sixth Great Buddhist Council.In 1957 the Venerable Sayadaw spent six years in Sri Lanka, where hecontinued his studies of English, Sanskrit, Hindi and Sinhalese language. In1967 he was appointed by Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw as a meditation teacherat Mahasi Sasana Yeikhta, Yangon. In 1977 Sayadaw Ashin Janakabhivamsatook up residence at Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Center which was donatedto him by some devotees and became the abbot of the center. He has beensince then well known as Chanmyay Sayadaw.He accompanied the most Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw as and assistant inDhamma mission to Europe and USA in 1979-80. From 1981 onwards he hasbeen undertaking Dhamma missions alone to twenty-five countries in Asia,Australia, Europe, the United States, Africa and Canada.The Sayadaw has conducted several meditation courses all over the worldand is also widely known through his talks, University lectures, broadcasts andbooks on Buddhism, especially meditation, including this book ' VipassanaMeditation ' which Sayadaw has kindly allowed us to publish on this'Buddhism' Web Site during his latest round of the world Dhamma Mission in1998.