In the 1960s, after the sixth Buddhist council had given Mahasi Sayadaw an eminent role in the Buddhist meditation revival, he was invited by the Sri Lankan government to train, teach and help establish vipassana meditation centers in Sri Lanka. At that time a group of meditation monks[clarification needed] received the opportunity to privately train and practice with Mahasi Sayadaw. Among those was the Matara Sri Ñāṇārāma Mahathera.
Mahasi Sayadaw made him the main vipassana teacher after his departure and a friend of Matara Sri Ñāṇanārāma Mahathera invited him to lead the training facility for meditation in a newly founded association of forest monasteries, the Nissarana Vanaya.
Over the years Ñāṇārāma Mahathera added instructions to the Burmese system. One of the fundamental additions was a greater emphasis on concentration meditation as well as a carefully designed set of standardized instructions which helped newly ordained forest monks to methodically develop their concentration and insight faculties.
During this time Ñāṇārāma Mahathera published two books on insight meditation: The seven stages of purification and The seven contemplations. In the late 1980s, one of his foremost students, a former lecturer for Pali, the Katukurunde Ñāṇananda held 33 discourses on the topic Nibbana.
Many meditation teachers visited the monastery during this time (Ayya Khema) or were influenced by its meditation methodologies.[2]
During the last decade of Ñāṇārāma Mahathera's life the meditation system was refined in its approach towards labeling and noting in vipassana meditation. The amount of labels was reduced, the importance of concentration meditation intensified.[3]
Currently this system is taught in many of Sri Lankan forest monasteries which were influenced by Ñāṇārāma Mahathera.
Followersedit
Famous meditation teachers who were trained in this system or variants thereof include:
^Nyanananda, Bhikkhu: Nissarana Vanaya Meditation System Insight Labeling Refinement various online sources, ex. . Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
^Dhammasara, Bhikkhu: London Buddhist Vihara, Meditation Group 2009.
External linksedit
Mitra Wettimuny
Ñāṇarama's publications
Information about Nissarana Vanaya
Dhamma talks by Nyanarama Mahatthera
Notesedit
October 31, 2023
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia s general notability guideline Please help to demonstrate the notability of the topic by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention If notability cannot be shown the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted Find sources Nissarana Vanaya Meditation System news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Nissarana Vanaya Meditation System news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Nissarana Vanaya Meditation System was developed by Matara Sri Naṇarama Mahathera the first Upajjhaya of Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha This Buddhist meditation system uses samatha and vipassana techniques in combination to allow what it claims are more intense insight results than dry insight meditation 1 It was refined over decades by the head monks of the Nissarana Vanaya Contents 1 History 2 Followers 3 References 4 External links 5 NotesHistory editIn the 1960s after the sixth Buddhist council had given Mahasi Sayadaw an eminent role in the Buddhist meditation revival he was invited by the Sri Lankan government to train teach and help establish vipassana meditation centers in Sri Lanka At that time a group of meditation monks clarification needed received the opportunity to privately train and practice with Mahasi Sayadaw Among those was the Matara Sri Naṇarama Mahathera Mahasi Sayadaw made him the main vipassana teacher after his departure and a friend of Matara Sri Naṇanarama Mahathera invited him to lead the training facility for meditation in a newly founded association of forest monasteries the Nissarana Vanaya Over the years Naṇarama Mahathera added instructions to the Burmese system One of the fundamental additions was a greater emphasis on concentration meditation as well as a carefully designed set of standardized instructions which helped newly ordained forest monks to methodically develop their concentration and insight faculties During this time Naṇarama Mahathera published two books on insight meditation The seven stages of purification and The seven contemplations In the late 1980s one of his foremost students a former lecturer for Pali the Katukurunde Naṇananda held 33 discourses on the topic Nibbana Many meditation teachers visited the monastery during this time Ayya Khema or were influenced by its meditation methodologies 2 During the last decade of Naṇarama Mahathera s life the meditation system was refined in its approach towards labeling and noting in vipassana meditation The amount of labels was reduced the importance of concentration meditation intensified 3 Currently this system is taught in many of Sri Lankan forest monasteries which were influenced by Naṇarama Mahathera Followers editFamous meditation teachers who were trained in this system or variants thereof include Ayya Khema Bhikkhu Naṇananda Nauyane Ariyadhamma Mahathera Balangoda Ananda Maitreya Thero Bhikkhu Dhammajiva current abbot of the Nissarana Vanaya forest hermitage Mitra Wettimuny a famous Sri Lankan lay meditation instructor Amatagavesi a famous Sri Lankan meditation teacher Pannyavaro Several Western students now teaching in Great Britain the US and Sri Lanka 4 References edit Nyanarama Mahathera The contemplations pp10 BPS 1995 Khema Ayya Biographical Ven Nyanarama https www youtube com watch v 5TbsZDEPFbg Nyanananda Bhikkhu Nissarana Vanaya Meditation System Insight Labeling Refinement various online sources ex Nibbanam com Dhamma Archived from the original on 2007 02 10 Retrieved 2007 02 10 Dhammasara Bhikkhu London Buddhist Vihara Meditation Group 2009 External links editMitra Wettimuny Nibbana Sermons Naṇarama s publications In the tradition of Naṇarama Mahatthera Information about Nissarana Vanaya History on the establishment of Yoghashrama Samsthava Dhamma talks by Nyanarama MahattheraNotes edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nissarana Vanaya Meditation System amp oldid 1182644262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
