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Five centuries after the Buddha, his great legacy – Vipassana – disappeared from India. The purity of the teaching was also lost everywhere. However, in Myanmar (Burma), thanks to the efforts of devoted teachers, it was preserved. This technique, in its pristine purity, was passed down from generation to generation for over two thousand years.

Venerable Ledi Sayadaw (1846—1923)

Ledi Sayadaw U Shanadhaja (December 1, 1846 – July 27, 1923) was an influential Theravada Buddhist monk. He was recognized as an expert in both the theory (Abhidhamma) and practice of Buddhism and was revered as a scholar. He wrote many books on the Dhamma in Burmese, accessible even to ordinary laypeople. He promoted the dissemination of the Dhamma at all levels of society and the revival of the traditional practice of Vipassana meditation, making it more accessible to both monks and laypeople.

In 1914, while at Ratanasiri Monastery, he wrote Vipassana Dipani (A Manual of Insight Meditation), outlining the practice and Buddhist doctrine for Europeans interested in Buddhism. Ledi Sayadaw said he wanted to «empower people with the tools of liberation in this very life… All you need is the Pali khaṇikā Samādhi, „momentary concentration.“ As long as you can feel your breath, your sensations, you can practice Vipassana. Householders can do this… the time has come; now is the opportunity. Practice now… Even if you can just be with sensations and be with these four elements: earth, air, fire, and water, and feel them, then you can practice Vipassana.»

Ledi Sayadaw appointed U Po Thet, a farmer who had practiced Vipassana for 14 years according to Sayadaw’s methods, as the first lay teacher, saying, “ [Saya Thet], my great disciple, take my staff. From today on, teach the Dhamma of Rupa and Nama, pay homage to Sasana 7 in my stead. Go and teach.»

Earlier, when Ledi Sayadaw was in India, he realized with a special vision that for Vipassana to spread in India, a householder teacher was essential. Thus, he made a momentous decision by appointing a layperson as a Vipassana teacher, thereby reviving the tradition of lay teachers.

In addition to this most important aspect of his work, Ledi Sayadaw’s numerous writings, succinct and clear, helped to better understand the practical component of the Dhamma.

Let us apply octanalysis [1—31] to study the personality innate dominants of Ledi Sayadaw.

Ledi Sayadaw U Shanadhaja was born on December 1, 1846,

octanalytic formula of personality (1)

13 lunar day / 23-Taurus/ 98% +//34-Sagittarius/3-31-Horse,

octanalytic code of personality (2)

016—21.

Saya Tet-gyi (1873—1945)

U Tet lived a simple, happy family life, peaceful and contented, until his village was struck by a cholera epidemic in 1903. The disease claimed the lives of his son, daughter, many villagers, friends, and family members. This had such a profound impact on Saya Tet that he left home in search of relief from his suffering. Saya Tet met Ledi Sayadaw and spent seven years with him. Ledi Sayadaw convinced Saya Tet to begin teaching Vipassana. Saya Tet returned to his native village Payabwegyi, eight miles south of Rangoon, founded a meditation center, and became a lay teacher, a rarity in those days.

He gathered his first group of 15 people in 1914, when he was 41 years old. The village was located near the capital of Burma, so city dwellers like U Ba Khin soon appeared there. For 30 years, until the end of his life, Saya Tet taught Vipassana to thousands of students from all walks of life.

Let’s apply octanalysis [1—31] to study Saya Tet-ji’s personality innate dominants.

Saya Tet-ji was born on June 27, 1873,

octanalytic formula of personality (3)

3 lunar day / 31-Leo/ 7% +//42-Cancer/5-41-Rooster,

octanalytic code of personality (4)

142—12.

Sayagyi U Ba Khin (1899—1971)

Born into a humble family, Sayagyi U Ba Khin became Chief Treasurer of independent Burma at the age of 49. For the next twenty years, he served in the government, holding two or more department-level positions simultaneously. In 1941, U Ba Khin became a student of Saya Thetgyi and, after some time, began teaching meditation at the Treasury. In 1952, he founded the International Meditation Center in Rangoon and, while continuing to work hard and care for his large family, taught Vipassana to Burmese and foreign students. He developed the most effective technique for practicing Vipassana meditation. This technique involves moving the mind through the entire body, with particular attention to the ever-changing play of sensations available to perception. This specific practice involves developing a certain amount of concentration, systematically moving one’s attention throughout the body, and becoming aware of the physical sensations present within. By observing these sensations, the meditator develops an increasingly clear awareness of anicca, the quality of impermanence. When, in U Ba Khin’s words, «anicca is activated,» a process of purification from defilements occurs in the psychophysical continuum to which we give the name of the human being.

Goenkaji, his famous disciple, says of him: «Sayagyi U Ba Khin was one of the most renowned teachers of Vipassana. His teachings were informed by his entire life experience, and therefore every word he spoke was filled with strength and support for his students. He taught with great love and compassion, despite his steadfastness in maintaining strict discipline… Such was U Ba Khin – an outstanding person. Such was my wonderful teacher, who taught me the art of living.»

Let’s apply octanalysis [1—31] to study the personality innate dominants of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.

Sayagyi U Ba Khin was born on March 6, 1899,

octanalytic formula of personality (5)

24 lunar day / 24-Capricorn/ 32% – // 43-Pisces/2-24-Pig,

octananalytic code of personality (6)

041—50.

Sri Satya Narayan Goenka (1924—2013)

Sri Satya Narayan Goenka (also S. N. Goenka, Goenka; January 30, 1924 – September 29, 2013) was a leading lay teacher of the late Burmese Vipassana meditation tradition and a disciple of Sayagyi U Ba Khin.

Born in Burma, Goenkaji achieved success and prominence early on, becoming a prominent businessman and leader of the Hindu community.

As his fame, prestige, and material success grew, so did his egotistical mental strain. This resulted in migraines, for which he was prescribed morphine to alleviate the excruciating pain.

He traveled to several countries in search of a cure. For this reason, he was advised to take a 10-day Vipassana meditation course.

In 1955, he completed his first 10-day Vipassana course at the International Meditation Center in Yangon (Rangoon), under Sayagyi U Ba Khin. This course reduced his mental stress and cured his migraines as a side effect.

Geonkaji studied with Sayagyi U Ba Khin for 14 years. Sayagyi himself was unable to leave Burma, but confident that «the hour of Vipassana had struck,» he persuaded Goenkaji to return the Dhamma to the country of its origin. In 1969, he left Burma and began teaching courses in India. From there, Vipassana spread throughout the world. In 1979, Goenkaji made his first trip abroad to spread the Dhamma. He then conducted five courses in France, Canada, and England. Over the following years, several more courses were held in these countries, as well as in Sri Lanka, Switzerland, the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Nepal, Japan, and Burma.

Due to growing interest in Vipassana, Goenkaji began training assistant teachers to conduct 10-day courses. A unique feature of the Vipassana courses is that there is no fee for participation – not even to cover food and accommodation.

Currently, more than 1,500 courses are held annually worldwide, in over 90 countries, and over 100,000 people participate each year.

We will apply octanalysis [1—31] to study Goenkaji’s personality innate dominants.

Sri Satya Narayan Goenka was born on January 30, 1924,

octanalytic formula of personality (7)

24 lunar day / 34-Sagittarius/ 33% -//14-Aquarius/5-24-Pig,

octanalytic code of personality (8)

132—22.

Octanalytic formulas (1) – (8) provide an opportunity to study the influence of the innate dominance of the five personality instances on the activity of four Vipassana teachers in the Vipassana lineage: Ledi Sayadaw, Saya Tet-gyi, Sayagyi U Ba Khin and Satya Narayan Goenka.