S. N. Goenka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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A lay teacher of Vipassanā meditation and a student of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Place of Birth: Mandalay, Mandalay Region, Myanmar
About S. N. Goenka
- Satya Narayan Goenka (Burmese: ????????; 30 January 1924 – 29 September 2013), commonly known as S.
- N.
- Goenka, was a Burmese-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 was notable for emphasizing 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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