Dhamma Jalāsaya

Dhamma Jalāsaya (also spelt Jalashaya), meaning 'Reservoir of Dhamma', is at Nikol village in Mahuva taluka, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. The site has the Arabian Sea shore on one side and a large reservoir of drinking water on the other. The centre has a meditation hall for 100 students, 45 residence rooms for men and 20 for women, and its first 10-day course was held in March 2023. As of October 2026 the centre's site gives the nearest railway station as Mahuva (15 km), the nearest bus stand as Sathara (4 km) and the nearest airport as Bhavnagar (100 km), and says transport to the centre is arranged by the Sadbhavna Trust from Kalsar and from Vadali, each 13 km away. As of 2026 the schedule lists 10-day courses, Special 10-day and Satipatthana Sutta courses for experienced old students, and 3-day courses for old students, with instructions in Hindi, English and Gujarati.

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).