Dhamma Mutta

Dhamma Mutta ('pearl of Dhamma') is Hong Kong's only centre dedicated to Vipassana in S. N. Goenka's tradition. It is in the Tung Wan valley on South Lantau Island, near Shek Pik Reservoir and Tung Wan Beach and 22 km from Hong Kong International Airport. The site, of over 7,500 square metres, was bought from the Hong Kong government in 2010, and the first course was held in 2016. The first two phases of building accommodate over 80 students in dormitories in separate men's and women's blocks, with barrier-free facilities, and it is Hong Kong's main venue for 10-day courses, held all year, with instructions in English and Cantonese. Phase III, whose drawings the Building Authority approved in April 2024, will add a meditation hall, teachers' residences and a pagoda of about 50 cells; the centre then expects to take about 120 students and 30 servers and to offer 20- and 30-day courses. Its About page gives a final capacity of 150 students and courses of 45 days or longer. One-day Anapana courses for children aged 8 to 12 and teenagers aged 13 to 18 are also run in Hong Kong; as of October 2026 the schedule lists them at a school rather than at the centre. From Tung Chung MTR station, Lantau Bus 11 or 23 (and 11A at weekends and on public holidays) runs to the Shek Pik Police Station stop, about a 15-minute walk away.

How to apply

Apply online through the centre's page on dhamma.org (in Nepal, start from np.dhamma.org). New students must first complete a 10-day course, and there is no charge.

What is taught here

Donation-funded 10-day courses taught with S. N. Goenka's recorded instructions, in the line of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, at centres in Nepal and worldwide. Read about Goenka (U Ba Khin).