Meditation en Masse:
How colonialism sparked the global Vipassana movement

By Erik Braun

6 pages

Where, then, did this now pervasive idea come from that meditation lies at the heart of Buddhist life?

About: The History of Buddhism Theravāda

Published in 2014 in Tricycle.

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@article{braun-erik2014-meditation-en-masse,
    title={{M}editation en {M}asse: {H}ow colonialism sparked the global {V}ipassana movement},
    author={Erik Braun},
    year=2014,
    month=feb,
    journal={Tricycle},
    pages={56--61},
    keywords={roots,theravada},
    ranking={rank3},
    url={https://tricycle.org/magazine/meditation-en-masse/}
}

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