Vipassana Meditation Centre Explained

Vipassana Meditation Centre
Abbreviation:	VMC
Formation:	1993
Type:	Theravada
Leader Title:	President
Leader Name:	U Ko Sun
Affiliations:	268A Balestier Road, Singapore

Vipassana Meditation Centre is a Buddhist centre in Singapore set up in 1993 to propagate and perpetuating Theravada Buddhism and provide opportunity for the practice of Vipassana meditation in Singapore. This group is not related to non-sectarian society "Vipassana International Center (Singapore)", which offers 10 Day residential meditation courses, taught by SN Goenka, in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.^[1]

Overview

Vipassana Meditation Centre was founded in 1993 as a non-profit organization with the objective of providing opportunities and a venue for all Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike in cultivating their dhamma practice.^[2]

Notable advisors and teachers affiliated with the meditation centre include Ovadacariya Sayadaw U Panditabhivamsa.^[3] There are several meditation locations across the world (Examples: Singapore, Australia, China, South Korea) ^[4]

See also

• Burmese Buddhist Temple
• Palelai Buddhist Temple
• Wat Ananda Metyarama Thai Buddhist Temple
• Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist Temple
• Ti-Sarana Buddhist Association
• Bodhiraja Buddhist Society
• Vipassana meditation
• Vipassana movement
• Mindfulness (psychology)
• Acceptance and commitment therapy
• Mindfulness-based stress reduction
• Neural mechanisms of mindfulness meditation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vipassana Singapore. www.sg.dhamma.org. 2016-02-18. Vipassana Singapore. Webadmin.
2. Web site: Objectives . Vipassana Meditation Centre (Singapore) . 2014-09-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009132256/http://vmc128.8m.com/page9.html . 9 October 2014 . dead .
3. Web site: Pandita. Sayadaw U. Sayadaw U Pandita's Dharma Talks. Dharma Seed. 11 September 2014.
4. Web site: 위빳사나 명상센터: 담마코리아 위빳사나 명상센터 . 7 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171207141411/https://www.korea.dhamma.org/ko/ . 7 December 2017 . dead .