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Vipassana Meditation Centre
AbbreviationVMC
Formation1993
TypeTheravada
President
U Ko Sun
Affiliations268A Balestier Road, Singapore
Websitepabha.com/vmc
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Vipassana Meditation Centre is a Buddhist centre in Singapore set up in 1993 to propagate and perpetuating Theravada Buddhism and provide opportunity for the practice of Vipassana meditation in Singapore. This group is not related to non-sectarian society "Vipassana International Center (Singapore)", which offers 10 Day residential meditation courses, taught by SN Goenka, in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.[1]

Overview

Vipassana Meditation Centre was founded in 1993 as a non-profit organization with the objective of providing opportunities and a venue for all Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike in cultivating their dhamma practice.[2]

Notable advisors and teachers affiliated with the meditation centre include Ovadacariya Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa.[3] There are several meditation locations across the world (Examples: Singapore, Australia, China, South Korea) [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Webadmin, Vipassana Singapore. "Vipassana Singapore". www.sg.dhamma.org. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Objectives". Vipassana Meditation Centre (Singapore). Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. ^ Pandita, Sayadaw U. "Sayadaw U Pandita's Dharma Talks". Dharma Seed. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  4. ^ "위빳사나 명상센터: 담마코리아 위빳사나 명상센터". Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

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