C. Robert Pryor

Anagarika Munindra and the Historical Context of the Vipassana Movement

Buddhist Studies Review February 3, 2007 C. Robert Pryor

Anagarika Munindra (1915-2003) played an important role in the movement to teach vipassana meditation, and to spread this method widely in South Asia and the West. His life is examined with respect to its historical context and the spread of the vipassana movement from Burma to India and then to North America, Europe, and Australia. His family background as a Barua caste member, involvement...