death_place death_date religion birth_place nationality title birth_date article_title name occupation
yangon , yangon division , myanmar 19 january 1971 theravada buddhism yangon , pegu province , british burma burmese sayagyi u 06 march 1899 ba khin
 ba khin ဘခင vipassanā meditation teacher / accountant general
ba khin

saya gyi u ba khin -lrb- , ; 6 march 1899 -- 19 january 1971 -rrb- was the first accountant general of the union of burma .
he is principally known as a leading twentieth century authority on vipassana meditation and an influential leader of the vipassana movement .
