Dhamma Pushkar

Dhamma Pushkar ('Lotus of Dhamma') is at Rewat (Kadel) village near Pushkar in Ajmer district, on a 12-acre property with the Aravalli hills on one side and Pushkar lake and the sand dunes on the other. dhamma.org places it about 6 km from Pushkar, 14 km from Ajmer and 130 km from Jaipur; the centre's own site gives about 10 km, 25 km and 150 km, and describes the road: from Pushkar take the Merta road to Tilora village, turn right towards Kadel and Bassi, and the centre is about 3.7 km further on the left, after Dungaria Khurd village. The nearest airport is Kishangarh (domestic flights), about 75 minutes away by taxi; from Jaipur's international airport it is about three hours. The site also lists Roadways buses from Ajmer and a direct bus from Jaipur's Sindhi Camp bus stand towards Kadel that stops at the centre on request. The centre's site lists a Dhamma hall for 120 meditators, a 120-cell pagoda, a smaller hall, a dining hall and individual residences for men and women (one page counts 52 for men and 18 for women, another 40 and 20). It is managed by Vipassana Kendra Pushkar, a registered charitable trust. Courses run throughout the year: 10-day, Satipatthana Sutta, 20-day and 30-day courses, and 3-day courses for old students, 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).