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THE VIPASSANA-DIPANI
The Manual of Insight
by Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw, Aggamahapandita, D.Litt.
Translated into English by Sayadaw U Nyana, Patamagyaw of Masoeyein Monastery Mandalay.
Edited by The English Editorial Board
Note to the electronic version:
This electronic version is reproduced directly from the printed version The text is an English
translation from the original Burmese. No attempt has been made to to change any of the English
phraseology. The reason for putting this book into electronic media is that the book is out of print
and the text has been found very a valuable source of inspiration to those practising Vipassana
meditation, despite using English language which is somewhat archaic.
Union Buddha Sasana Council Kaba-Aye, Rangoon, Burma, 1965.
Reprinted from from The Light of The Dhamma, Vol. I, No.4, (pp.16-21), Vol. II, No.1 (pp. 7-14), Vol. II, No 2, (pp.
14-18), Vol. II, No. 3, (pp. 19-31)
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Biography of the Venerable Mahathera Ledi Sayadaw, Aggamahapandita
Preface
The Three Vipallasa
The Three Mannana
The Two Bhumi or Stages
The Two Gati
Nakhasikha Sutta
The Kanakacchapa-Sutta
The Two Saccas or The Two Truths
Twenty-eight kinds of Material Phenomena
The Four Mahabutas or The Four Great Essentials
The Six Bases
The Two Bhavas or Sexes
Jivita-Rupa or the Material Quality of Life
Ahara-Rupa or the Material Quality of Nutrition
Gocara-Rupas or The Four Sense-Fields
Akasa-Dhatu or Material Quality Limitation
The Two Vinnati-Rupas or modes of Communications
The Three-Vikara-Rupas or the Three Plasticities
The Four Lakkhana-Rupas or the Four Salient Features
The Four Producers or Generators of Material Phenomena
Causes or Origins
The Two Abhinnanas or the TwoPreface
The Three Parinnas
Exposition of Tirana-Parinna
Pahana-Parinna