PlacesHistory
Global Vipassana Pagoda, Mumbai: history, dome and how to visit
The Global Vipassana Pagoda at Gorai, Mumbai: why S. N. Goenka built it, how its pillarless stone dome was made, and how to visit, meditate and get there.
· 8 min read
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Articles on Vipassana
History, research, the places connected with the Buddha, and practical advice for your first course and after.
BuddhismHistory
The Buddha and His Dhamma: Dr B. R. Ambedkar's book explained
Ambedkar's last book, published in 1957 after his death: what it says, how it reads the Buddha, its Marathi and Hindi editions, and where to read it free.
· 7 min read
HistoryResearch
The Tihar Jail Vipassana story: 1,000 prisoners on one course
In April 1994 more than 1,000 Tihar Jail prisoners sat a 10-day Vipassana course with S. N. Goenka. How it came about, what was said and what followed.
· 10 min read
HistoryCourses
Vipassana in government and police: leave and training in India
Indian states that give officials paid leave for a 10-day Vipassana course, how police and civil service training used it, and why Nepal has no such rule.
· 7 min read
PlacesNepal
Lumbini and the Buddha's places in Nepal
Lumbini, Tilaurakot (Kapilavastu), Ramagrama and Devadaha: what stands at each site, what is known about it, and the meditation centres nearby.
· 7 min read
HistoryNepal
Vipassana in Nepal: a short history
From a 1975 course at the Indian border to 20 centres in all seven provinces: how the Goenka and Mahasi traditions of Vipassana took root in Nepal.
· 8 min read
HistoryResearch
Vipassana in prisons: from Jaipur and Tihar to Alabama
How 10-day Vipassana courses reached prisons in India, the United States and Nepal, from Jaipur in 1975 to Nakkhu in 2024, and what studies found.
· 7 min read