Dhamma Pubbottara

Dhamma Pubbottara ('Dhamma in the North-East') is the Mizoram Vipassana Meditation Centre at Kamalanagar in Lawngtlai district, run by the Mizoram Vipassana Meditation Centre Trust. It is the only centre in Mizoram in the dhamma.org directory. Facilities are simple. The men's area has one dormitory for 20, without attached toilets; the women's area has two dormitories, for 14 and 12, each with an attached bathroom. Students usually bring their own bedding, though the centre arranges it for those coming from outside the state, and are advised to bring a torch and, in the rainy season, an umbrella or raincoat. Mizoram requires an Inner Line Permit for non-residents; as of 2026 the centre's directions page says it is issued at Lengpui airport near Aizawl, at Mizoram House in Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and Silchar, and at the Vairangte check gate on the Assam border. The centre asks students to reach Aizawl at least two days before a course. Sumo jeeps to Kamalanagar leave Chakma House in Hunthar Veng, Aizawl, early each morning except Sunday and take 10 to 12 hours. Courses are mainly 10-day courses, with occasional Satipatthana Sutta and one-day courses for old students, and dhamma.org lists English as the language of instruction.

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).