Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre
Dhamma Kalyana
Ema village, Dhori Ghat (Kanpur), Uttar Pradesh, India · Also called Kanpur International Vipassana Meditation Centre
On the bank of the Ganga 22 km from Kanpur, with 190 single rooms (124 male, 66 female) with attached bathrooms; the first course was held in January 2012, and the centre reports about 1,500 students across its 10-day, Satipatthana, teenagers' and Special 10-day courses. Instructions and discourses are available in 47 languages.
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).
Sources
- dhamma.org/en/locations/directory#kalyana
- dhamma.org/en/schedules/schkalyana
- dhamma.org/en/maps#kalyana
- dhamma.org/en/locations/directory
Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.
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