S. N. Goenka

S. N. Goenka was an Indian writer, businessperson and teacher (1924–2013). He was born at Mandalay and died at Mumbai.

Also recorded as Satya Narayan Goenka; Satya Narayana Goenka.

S. N. Goenka in brief

Born
1924
Died
2013
Known for
writer, businessperson and teacher
Place of birth
Mandalay
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Satya Narayan Goenka and Satya Narayana Goenka. His recorded languages were Hindi, English and Burmese. His recorded confession was Buddhists.

He married IIlaichidevi Goenka.

Catalogued works

30 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library.

For the Benefit of Many. Discourse Summaries. Gracious Flow of Dharma. Yoga a la Luz de Vipassana. Paz Dentro de uno Mismo para la Paz en el Mundo. Símbolo Sagrado de Gratitud. Zum Nutzen Vieler. El yoga a la luz de Vipassana. Meditación Ahora. The Art of Dying. Foredragen Om Satipatthana Sutta. Noble Fluir Del Dharma. Vengan, Gente del Mundo. El Noble Fluir del Dharma. La Gema Engarzada En Oro. Gema Engarzada en Oro. Gem Set in Gold. Para Beneficio de Muchos. Tres Enseñanzas sobre la Meditación Vipassana. Resumen de las Charlas del Curso de Diez Días. MEDITATION NOW. Ten Suttas from Digha Nikaya. Chronicles of Dhamma. Gem Set in Gold (Vietnamese Translation). Art of Living (Vietnamese). Kunsten at Leve. Discursos Del Satipatthana Sutta. Chroniques du Dhamma. Sayagyi U Ba Khin Journal. Satipatthana Sutta Discourses.

Digitised editions and texts

17 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive, DataCite (University of Bern), DataCite (Zenodo), DataCite (University of Canterbury), DataCite (Philipps-Universität Marburg), DataCite (:none) and Open Library.

10 Day D 04 English — Internet Archive. Urja Zee TV - S. N. Goenka (Hindi) (2004) — Internet Archive. 10 Day D 06 English — Internet Archive. 10 Day D 07 English — Internet Archive. Mangal Dharm - S. N. Goenka (Hindi) — Internet Archive. MIni Anapana English 10 Minute Gourp Sitting — Internet Archive. 10 Day D 02 English — Internet Archive. 10 Day D 08 English — Internet Archive. 10 Day D 10 English — Internet Archive. 10 Day D 11 English — Internet Archive. 10 Day D 03 English — Internet Archive. Ritualdiskurs, Ritualkritik und religiöse Praxis: Das Beispiel von Vipassanā nach S. N. Goenka im 'Westen' (2008) — DataCite (University of Bern). THE TRANSMISSION AND GLOBALIZATION OF VIPASSANĀ MEDITATION FROM MYANMAR (2026) — DataCite (Zenodo). Long-term effects of Vipassana Meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka : a qualitative study. (2024) — DataCite (University of Canterbury). Vipassanameditation in der Erlebnispädagogik? Ansätze, Möglichkeiten und Grenzen (2024) — DataCite (Philipps-Universität Marburg). Die Hauptströmungen der modernen Vipassanā-Meditation (2015) — DataCite (:none). S. N. Goenka (2020) — Open Library.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 28 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)) and 6 deposited research records (DataCite Commons). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 20 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1924S. N. Goenka born at Mandalay.
  2. 2004Urja Zee TV - S. N. Goenka (Hindi) digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 2013S. N. Goenka died at Mumbai.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    DataCite Commons, deposited research records naming “S. N. Goenka”

    Institutional database · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Open Library author record for S. N. Goenka (Internet Archive), 30 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  3. 3.

    Open Library, catalogue records for “S. N. Goenka”

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 11 digitised items catalogued under S. N. Goenka as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q539048: S. N. Goenka

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  6. 6.

    “S. N. Goenka”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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