Dhamma Licchavī

Dhamma Licchavī, meaning 'Dhamma among Licchavis', is the Vaishali Vipassana Centre, at Ladaura Pakri village in Kurhani block, Muzaffarpur district, north Bihar, about 12 km from Muzaffarpur and 40 km from Vaishali. The centre's description notes that the Vaishali region is where the Buddha first allowed women to become bhikkhunis (nuns) and recited the Ratana Sutta. It accommodates about 40 men and 18 women, amid farmland and fruit trees. From Muzaffarpur railway station, shared auto-rickshaws run to Gobarsahi Chawk (2.4 km), and from there to the centre via Ladaura Chawk (6 km). By road it is about 65 km from Patna and 45 km from Hajipur, along the highway towards Muzaffarpur to Sakri Chawk (1.7 km past Turki), from where the centre is 2.5 km; the nearest airport is Patna, about 72 km away. The centre's description notes summer heat up to 44°C from March to June, the monsoon from July to September and winter lows near 4°C from November to February. As of 2026 the schedule lists 10-day, Satipatthana Sutta and 1-day courses and one-day children's courses for ages 8 to 16, with instructions in Hindi and English.

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).