Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre
Dhamma Upavana
Bara Chakia, East Champaran, Bihar, India · Also called Dhamma Upavan, Vipassana Meditation Center, Bara Chakia
The centre at Bara Chakia in north Bihar (about 50 km from Muzaffarpur and 85 km from the Raxaul crossing into Nepal) stands on land offered during three non-centre courses Goenka held there between 1970 and 1972. It accommodates about 20 male and 12 female students; the Kesaria stupa is about 23 km away.
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
- upavana.dhamma.org/en/directions-to-the-centre/
- dhamma.org/en/locations/directory#upavana
- dhamma.org/en/schedules/schupavana
- dhamma.org/en/maps#upavana
Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.
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