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History, research, the places connected with the Buddha, and practical advice for your first course and after.

The Dhamma Giri pagoda with its arcaded base, a gilded Burmese-style pavilion and a lawn with a fountain, under a deep blue sky

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Dhamma Giri, Igatpuri: the Vipassana International Academy

Dhamma Giri at Igatpuri, near Mumbai, is the Vipassana International Academy: its history since 1976, the pagoda, courses, applying and getting there.

25 Sept 2026 · 9 min read

The apex of the stone dome inside the Global Vipassana Pagoda, concentric rings of stone blocks around a gilded Dhamma wheel

PlacesHistory

Global Vipassana Pagoda, Mumbai: history, dome and how to visit

The Global Vipassana Pagoda at Gorai, Mumbai: why S. N. Goenka built it, how its pillarless stone dome was made, and how to visit, meditate and get there.

25 Sept 2026 · 8 min read

The cream-coloured Parinirvana stupa and Mahaparinirvana Temple at Kushinagar reflected in a still pond

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Vipassana centres in India by state: phone, email and websites

144 Vipassana centres and course sites in India, grouped by state, with the phone number, email and website each one publishes, and how to apply.

25 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

Front view of the white Maya Devi Temple in Lumbini with red-brick steps and ancient brick foundations in the foreground

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Lumbini and the Buddha's places in Nepal

Lumbini, Tilaurakot (Kapilavastu), Ramagrama and Devadaha: what stands at each site, what is known about it, and the meditation centres nearby.

24 Sept 2026 · 7 min read