Sayagyi U Ba Khin (Burmese: ဘခင်, pronounced [ba̰ kʰɪ̀ɰ̃]; 6 March 1899 – 19 January 1971) was the first Accountant General of the Union of Burma.

When Ba Khin tried it, he experienced good concentration, which impressed him so much that he resolved to complete a full course in Vipassana meditation that Thet Gyi offered at a center he had established for that purpose.

Accordingly, Ba Khin applied for a ten-day leave of absence and set out for Thet Gyi's teaching center.

Ba Khin progressed well during this first ten-day course, and continued his practise during frequent visits to his teacher's center and meetings with Thet Gyi whenever he came to Rangoon.

While on government business in upper Burma, he met by chance Webu Sayadaw, a monk who was widely recognized as an arahant.

There are six International Meditation Centres organized by the Burmese Buddhist branch of students in the Ba Khin Tradition.

There are over two hundred centres of Vipassana meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, located in various countries throughout the world.

[20] It was Ba Khin's wish that the technique, long lost in India, could again return to its country of origin, and from there, spread throughout the world.

[21] When he realized his time was running out, he commissioned the following foreign students and entrusted them with teaching Vipassana in their respective countries.

In Burma, the ten members of the Vipassana Research Association assisted Sayagyi in his teaching, and in particular, Mother Sayamagyi Daw Mya Thwin, U Chit Tin, U Tint Yee, U Ba Pho, and U Boon Shain.