SunLun

by Hla Min

Updated : September 2026

Myingyan Sunlun Gu Kyaung Sayadaw U Kavi (ဆရာတော်ဦးကဝိ)

• Biography and dhamma talks

First KabaAye Sunlun Gu Kyaung Sayadaw U Vinaya (ဆရာတော်ဦးဝိနယ)

• Early devotees of Sayadaw include U Khin Maung Latt, Daw Khin Myo Chit, U Thein Nyunt and U Win Pe
• Wrote a book “The Yogi & Vipassana (Buddhist Meditation : The Sunlun Way)”
• Passed away in his late 90s

“The Yogi and Vipassana”
BUDDHIST MEDITATION : THE SUNLUN WAY
Author : Sunlun Shin Vinaya
Publisher : Sunlun Buddhist Meditation Center
7 1/2 Mile, Prome Road, KabaAye P.O., Rangoon

CONTENTS
The Yogi and Vipassana (Page 1 – 18)
The Sunlun Way of Mindfulness (Page 19 – 33)
Explanatory Notes for Beginners and Those Proceeding Along the Sunlun Way of Vipassana (Page 34 – 50)

KabaAye Sunlun Gu Kyaung Sayadaw U Wara

(ဆရာတော်ဦးဝရ)

• U Win Paing won Golf trophies (some with his younger brother U Kyaw Paing).
• Meditated at KabaAye Sunlun.
• He gave away his Golf Set. Entered monkhood after the Final exam for Chemical Engineering in 1970.
• Served as Taik Oke Sayadaw of Kaba Aye Sunlun Gu Kyaung for nearly four decades.
• Succeeded Sayadaw U Vinaya as Chief Resident Monk.
• Passed away on August 26, 2021
• Siblings : Dr. Myo Paing (Medical Research & Malaria), U Soe Paing (RIT EE, UCC co-founder, UN), U Kyaw Paing (Lawyer, Entrepreneur, Champion Golfer)

Vipassana Retreats

• KabaAye Sunlun Gu Kyaung
• Kyauk Pa Daung
• Pyin Sar
• Hong Kong

Devotees / Yogis

• U Khin Maung Latt and Daw Khin Myo Chit hosted early meditation retreats. Their son Dr. Khin Maung Win (Maths) later published “Notes on Vipassana Meditation”
• U Win Pe authored an early document on Sunlun Meditation
• U Thein Nyunt & family; Tekkatho Shwe Yi Win (Mrs. Khin Maung Win); U Soe Myint
• U Aung Thaw & family; Dr. Myo Thaw & Dr. Thinn Thinn
• U Tin Htut & Daw Min Min

UCC

Yahan Khan

• In the 1970s, the staff and students of Universities’ Computer Center hosted “Donlaba Yahan Khan” for Thingyan at selected monasteries.
• The initial venue was KabaAye Sunlun Gu Kyaung.

Resource

http://www.sunlun-meditation.net