Dhamma Tapovana 2

Dhamma Tapovana 2 is the second long-course centre at Dhamma Giri in Igatpuri, built next to Dhamma Tapovana 1 on the land adjoining Dhamma Giri. Dhamma Giri's website says it opened in August 2016 and has a Dhamma hall for 160 students, a pagoda with 137 cells, accommodation for 120 students and a large dining hall and kitchen. dhamma.org lists it separately, with 2016 as its first-course year, but repeats Dhamma Tapovana's description (141 cottages, a hall for 130 and a 200-cell pagoda), which belongs to the first long-course centre. It belongs to the Vipassana International Academy at Dhamma Giri, which the Sayagyi U Ba Khin Memorial Trust owns and manages. It is used mainly for long courses: Satipatthana Sutta courses and 20-, 30-, 45- and 60-day courses. These are open only to old students who meet the tradition's published requirements, which rise with the length of the course; a 20-day course, for example, asks for at least five 10-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, service on a 10-day course and two years of regular practice. Instructions are in Hindi and English. Igatpuri is about 137 km from Mumbai on the Central Railway line to Nashik. Dhamma Giri is a 10 to 15 minute walk from Igatpuri station, and taxis and autorickshaws are available there.

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).