Dipa Ma
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) |
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| Influenced | Sylvia Boorstein, Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg |
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. 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.