As we have seen, Vipassanā is not a «technique» of «meditation», but a heretical movement incardinated in the Burmese nationalist revival, in which different masters, considered holy by their followers, each establish their own technique differentiated from the others, that survives them. Actually, Vipassanā is the negation of Buddhism is its essence. This movement vulgarizes the…
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Vipassanā (IV). Venerated Saints
Almost all modern vipassanā groups were founded by schismatic monks, and although there is no recorded case where one of them declared himself enlightened, being prohibited by the monastic code, many were considered by his disciples, and by the general public, like they had reached arahantado or almost. The modern hagiographies that have grown up…
Vipassanā (IV). Santos Venerados
Casi todos los grupos vipassanā modernos fueron fundados por monjes cismáticos, y si bien no hay ningún caso registrado donde uno de ellos se declarare iluminado, al estar prohibido por el código monástico, muchos fueron considerados por sus discípulos, y por el público en general, como que habían alcanzado el arahantado o casi. Las hagiografías…