Dipa Ma | |
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 Dipa Ma in Barre, Massachusetts, 1980 | |
| Born | Nani Bala Barua March 25, 1911 |
| Died | September 1, 1989 (aged 78) |
| Academic work | |
| Influenced | Sylvia Boorstein, Joseph Goldstein,[1] Jack Kornfield,[2] Sharon Salzberg[3] |
Nani Bala Barua (25 March 1911 – 1 September 1989), better known as Dipa Ma, was an Indian meditation teacher of Theravada Buddhism and was of Barua descent.[4] She was a prominent Buddhist master in Asia and also taught in the United States where she influenced the American branch of the Vipassana movement.[5]
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salzbergwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Mother of Light: The Inspiring Story of Dipa Ma". Lion's Roar. 1 March 2003. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Dipananda, BD (14 May 2014). "Dipa Ma - An extraordinary female Buddhist master in the twentieth century". Buddhistdoor Limited. Retrieved 1 September 2021.