<p>The Chom Tong tradition (linked in the answer above for Thailand already) also has a number of centers in Europe and around (incomplete list):</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://vipassana-dhammacari.com" rel="nofollow">Dhammacari</a> (Germany)</li>
<li><a href="http://tisarana.cz" rel="nofollow">Tisarana</a> (Czech Republic)</li>
<li><a href="http://en.metta.org.il" rel="nofollow">Newman Meditation Center</a> (Israel)</li>
</ul>

<p>There are also teachers not attached to a specific center, giving courses at various places (again, very incomplete list):</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.risingfalling.org" rel="nofollow">Martin Pack</a> (UK, Austria, Thailand)</li>
</ul>

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eudoxos
<p>If you are looking for reading material, here are some good resources:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sirimangalo.org/teachings" rel="nofollow">http://www.sirimangalo.org/teachings</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.saraniya.com/page/ebooks/ebooks-mahasi-sayadaw.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.saraniya.com/page/ebooks/ebooks-mahasi-sayadaw.html</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.yellowrobe.com/books/mahasi-sayadaw/237-books-by-mahasi-sayadaw.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.yellowrobe.com/books/mahasi-sayadaw/237-books-by-mahasi-sayadaw.html</a></li>
</ul>

<p>If you are looking to follow a course, it depends on where you are or where you can travel to.
If you are in Canada, checkout the courses page at <a href="http://www.sirimangalo.org/courses" rel="nofollow">sirimangalo.org</a>
If you come to Asia, there are many choices. Here are a few:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://meditation.lk/" rel="nofollow">Sri Lanka</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.buddhanet.net/m_centre.htm" rel="nofollow">Myanmar</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.dharmaoverground.org/dharma-wiki/-/wiki/Main/Chom+Tong+Insight+Meditation+Center" rel="nofollow">Thailand</a> (besides Wat Chom Tong, where Ajahn Tong is the abbot, there is also <a href="http://www.watrampoeng.net" rel="nofollow">Wat Ram Poeng</a> and <a href="http://www.fivethousandyears.org/" rel="nofollow">Doi Suthep</a> - same tradition, all have instruction in English)</li>
</ul>

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Sankha Kulathantille
<p>I have started practicing Vipassana meditation and seek information on the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition. Could anyone provide me with some sources for learning about and understanding this tradition? Thank you!</p>

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Ven. Yuttadhammo teaches from this tradition - https://www.youtube.com/user/yuttadhammo/featured
Ryan
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I've converted this to a wiki,  so feel free to post various resources in individual answers.
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Looking for info on the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw tradition
# Looking for info on the Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw tradition

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-07-15)

I have started practicing Vipassana meditation and seek information on the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition. Could anyone provide me with some sources for learning about and understanding this tradition? Thank you!

**Tags:** vipassana, reference-request, mahasi-sayadaw

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Ven. Yuttadhammo teaches from this tradition - https://www.youtube.com/user/username_2/featured  
> **username_2**: I've converted this to a wiki,  so feel free to post various resources in individual answers.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_4 on 2015-07-16. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

If you are looking for reading material, here are some good resources:

* <http://www.sirimangalo.org/teachings>
* <http://www.saraniya.com/page/ebooks/ebooks-mahasi-sayadaw.html>
* <http://www.yellowrobe.com/books/mahasi-sayadaw/237-books-by-mahasi-sayadaw.html>

If you are looking to follow a course, it depends on where you are or where you can travel to.
If you are in Canada, checkout the courses page at [sirimangalo.org](http://www.sirimangalo.org/courses)
If you come to Asia, there are many choices. Here are a few:

* [Sri Lanka](http://meditation.lk/)
* [Myanmar](http://www.buddhanet.net/m_centre.htm)
* [Thailand](http://www.dharmaoverground.org/dharma-wiki/-/wiki/Main/Chom+Tong+Insight+Meditation+Center) (besides Wat Chom Tong, where Ajahn Tong is the abbot, there is also [Wat Ram Poeng](http://www.watrampoeng.net) and [Doi Suthep](http://www.fivethousandyears.org/) - same tradition, all have instruction in English)


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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-07-18. Score: 0

The Chom Tong tradition (linked in the answer above for Thailand already) also has a number of centers in Europe and around (incomplete list):

* [Dhammacari](http://vipassana-dhammacari.com) (Germany)
* [Tisarana](http://tisarana.cz) (Czech Republic)
* [Newman Meditation Center](http://en.metta.org.il) (Israel)

There are also teachers not attached to a specific center, giving courses at various places (again, very incomplete list):

* [Martin Pack](http://www.risingfalling.org) (UK, Austria, Thailand)


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