 It is built on donated land on a peninsula between Gorai creek and the Arabian Sea.The pagoda is to serve as a monument of peace and harmony.The Global Vipassana Pagoda has been built out of gratitude to Sayagyi U Ba Khin (1899 - 1971), Vipassana teacher and the first Accountant-General of Independent Burma, who was instrumental in Vipassana returning to India, the country of its origin.