Dhamma Teera

Dhamma Teera ('Shore of Dhamma', written Dhamma Tīra on dhamma.org) is on the Shaikpally road at Gundyal village in Hanwada mandal, Mahabubnagar district, on 11 acres with farmland on one side and forest on the other. The centre's site puts it 13 km from Hanwada, 26 km from Mahabubnagar, 126 km from Hyderabad and 110 km from Hyderabad's international airport. From Mahabubnagar bus stand, buses towards Vepoor stop at Gundyal village, about 3 km from the centre, where local autorickshaws are available; shared autos also run from Mahabubnagar. Mahabubnagar railway station is about 24.5 km away by road. A large group sitting of more than 300 old students was held on the site on 2 October 2022, and one-day courses and group sittings were then held at weekends. The centre's site says the first 3-day residential course was completed on 8 September 2024. Its site lists a Dhamma hall for 40 and dormitory accommodation for 19 men and 9 women, with a hall for 60, 60 single residences and a dining hall planned. It is managed by VIMC-Dhamma Teera, a registered charitable trust. As of October 2026, dhamma.org lists 10-day courses at the centre, with instructions in Hindi, English and Telugu; the centre's site also lists 2-day and 3-day courses for old students and 7-day courses for teenagers.

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).