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S. N. Goenka

Lay teacher of Vipassanā meditation

Died when: 89 years 242 days (1075 months)
Star Sign: Aquarius

 

S. N. Goenka

Satya Narayana Goenka (ISO 15919: Satyanaraya?Goyanka;Burmese: ??????????;MLCTS: u: gui ang ka; 29 January 1924 – 29 September 2013) was an Indian teacher of Vipassana meditation.

Born in Burma to an Indian business family, he moved to India in 1969 and started teaching meditation.His teaching emphasized that the Buddha's path to liberation was non-sectarian, universal, and scientific in character.

He became an influential teacher and played an important role in establishing non-commercial Vipassana meditation centers globally.He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2012, an award given for distinguished service of high order.

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