| Background: |
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| U Nārada | |
| Alias: | Mingun Jetawun Sayadaw Mingun Jetavana Sayādaw |
| Birth Date: | 1868 |
| Nationality: | Burmese |
| Religion: | Buddhism |
| School: | Theravada |
| Sayadaw | |
| Occupation: | Buddhist monk |
| Students: | Mahasi Sayadaw, Nyanaponika Thera |
U Nārada (Burmese: နာရဒ; 1868–1955),[1] also Mingun Jetawun Sayādaw or Mingun Jetavana Sayādaw, was a Burmese monk in the Theravada tradition credited with being one of the key figures in the revival of Vipassana meditation.[1]
His prominent students, particularly Mahasi Sayadaw, helped popularize what is now known as the "New Burmese Method" or the "Mahasi method."[1] Sayadaw is a Burmese term of respect when addressing major Buddhist monks and means "great master".
Nyanaponika Thera, himself a student of Mahasi Sayadaw, describes the manner in which U Nārada developed the New Burmese Method: