Vipassana Meditation Centre

Vipassana Meditation Centre

Vipassana Meditation Centre (Singapore)
Abbreviation VMC
Formation 1993
Type Theravada
President
Maung Kyaw Teza
Affiliations Lavender, Singapore
Website vmc128.8m.com

Vipassana Meditation Centre (Chinese: 净名佛学社), is a Buddhist monastery in Singapore set up in 1993 in propagating and perpetuating 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]

See also

References

  1. Webadmin, Vipassana Singapore. "Vipassana Singapore". www.sg.dhamma.org. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  2. "Objectives". Vipassana Meditation Centre (Singapore). Retrieved 2014-09-11.
  3. Pandita, Sayadaw U. "Sayadaw U Pandita's Dharma Talks". Dharma Seed. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

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