Sayagyi U Ba Khin

Sayagyi U Ba Khin
ဘခင်
Born(1899-03-06)6 March 1899
Died19 January 1971(1971-01-19) (aged 71)
NationalityBurmese
OccupationVipassanā meditation teacher / Accountant General
TitleSayagyi U

Sayagyi U Ba Khin (Burmese: ဘခင်, pronounced [ba̰ kʰɪ̀ɰ̃]; 6 March 1899 – 19 January 1971) was the first Accountant General of the Union of Burma. He was the founder of the International Meditation Centre in Yangon, Myanmar and is principally known as a leading twentieth century authority on Vipassana meditation.[1]

  1. ^ Jack Kornfield 1988, p. 241–244.