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About Erik Braun

Erik Braun is the author of The Birth of Insight: Meditation, Modern Buddhism, and the Burmese Monk Ledi Sayadaw, published by University of Chicago Press, November 2013. He is an Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia

The Insight Revolution

by Erik Braun| July 5, 2018

The Insight Revolution

Determined to save Buddhism in Burma during colonial rule, Ledi Sayadaw popularized the teachings of the Abhidharma and introduced thousands of laypeople to the practice of insight meditation. As Erik Braun tells us, he set in motion a revolution in Buddhist practice still being felt around the globe.

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