Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre
Dhamma Pīṭha
Ranoda, Dholka (Ahmedabad district), Gujarat, India · Also called Ahmedabad Vipassana Centre, Gurjar Vipassana Kendra, Amdavad Vipassana Meditation Centre
About 35 km from Ahmedabad near Dholka, the centre has a main hall for about 250 and a small hall for 30, a pagoda with 107 cells and 99 single rooms with attached bathrooms. Instructions and discourses can be provided in over 40 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
- pitha.dhamma.org/about-center/getting-there/
- dhamma.org/en/locations/directory#pitha
- dhamma.org/en/schedules/schpitha
- dhamma.org/en/maps#pitha
Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.
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