Dhamma Dhaja

Dhamma Dhaja, meaning 'Flag of Dhamma' (dhamma.org's directory also gives 'Banner of Dhamma'), is the Hoshiarpur Vipassana Centre of the Punjab Vipassana Trust. It is at Anandgarh village, 12 km from Hoshiarpur, in the foothills of the Shivalik range, and dhamma.org lists its first course in 1998. It is relatively close to Dhamma Sikhara in Dharamshala and takes that centre's overflow. dhamma.org says it accommodates 52 men (36 of them in single rooms with attached bathrooms) and 38 women (18 in such rooms), and has a pagoda with 68 individual meditation cells. As of 2026 the schedule lists 10-day courses, Satipatthana Sutta courses for experienced old students and 3-day courses for old students, with instructions in Hindi and English; applications are taken online only, not by phone. For travel, the centre's description says direct trains reach Jalandhar from all parts of India, two direct coaches for Hoshiarpur run from Delhi on the Jammu Mail, and buses and auto-rickshaws run from Hoshiarpur to the centre.

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).