Dipa Ma (March 25,1911-September 1989) was born Nani Bala Barua in a small village in Chittagong, East Bengal (currently, Bangladesh), moving to join her husband to Burma when she was 16.
Dipa Ma (March 25,1911-September 1989) was a Theravada Vipassana teacher who also taught in the United States, influencing the so-called Vipassana movement. She moved to join her husband to Burma when she was 16.