Ledi Sayadaw - Definition and Overview

Ledi Sayādaw (1846, Burma - 1923) was a famous Theravadin Buddhist monk in Burma. He revived the practice of vipassana meditation and wrote many manuals or expositions (Dipani) on Vipassana. His leading disciple was Saya Thet Gyi, a layman.

Writings

• Manual of Insight (Vipassanā Dīpanī)
• Manual of Conditional Relations (Patthanuddesa Dīpanī)
• Manual of Right Views (Vipassanā Dīpanī)
• Manual of the Four Noble Truths (Catusacca Dīpanī)
• Manual of the Factors of Enlightenment (Bodhipakkhiya Dīpanī)
• Manual of the Constituents of the Path (Magganga Dīpanī)
• Five Kinds of Light (Alin Kyan)
• 5 Questions on Kamma; Anattanisamsā

Links

• On-line Collection of Writings of Ven. Ledi Sayadaw (http://www.aimwell.org/Books/Library/Ledi/ledi.html)
• A longer bio (http://www.vri.dhamma.org/general/ledisaw.html) of Ledi Sayadaw