Ba Khin - Legacy

Legacy

Ba Khin became a notable teacher of vipassanā meditation. After his death, some of his students established meditation centers in his tradition in various countries.

There are six International Meditation Centres organized by the Burmese Buddhist branch of students in the Ba Khin Tradition. Each of these centres in the West is a direct offshoot of the International Meditation Centre of Rangoon, Burma, which was founded by Ba Khin. These centres are guided by his closest disciple Mya Thwin, known to her followers as Mother Sayama Gyi.

Another prominent student of Ba Khin is S. N. Goenka. There are over one hundred secular centres of Vipassana meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, located in various countries throughout the world.