Thailand was greatly infl uenced by the new meditation technique from Myanmar, through Thailand alone has its long history of meditation tradition. Myanmar has produced a few great historical fi gures in Theravada Buddhist tradition who played a very important role in meeting the fundamental meditational needs of monks and lay followers. Among all those great fi gures, Mahasi Sayadaw is one of those who had reintroduced the Vipassanā technique in Myanmar and immediately obtained high recognition and acceptance by the Buddhist practitioners and scholastic world.This article describes the historical background of meditation, mainly Samatha and Vipassanā, as practiced by the Buddha himself, its development in different time periods and contemporary popular meditative traditions in Theravada Buddhist countries.
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Introduction 2 Vipassana Meditation Taught by Mahasi Sayadaw 4 The New Burmese Method of Vipassana 5 Development of Meditation Movement by Mahasi Sayadaw and his Mission to Abroad 7 Criticism of Mahasi Sayadaw’s Method of Vipassana Meditation 9 The System of Insight Meditation in Thailand 10 The Development of Thai Forest Meditation Tradition 11 Similarities and Differences between Insight Meditationin Myanmar and Thailand 13 Conclusion 16
