Dhamma Mandala

Dhamma Mandala ('circle of Dhamma') is on about eight acres on the outskirts of Mandalay, close to Yetakhon Hill (also spelt Ye Ta Khon or Yaytagun) and near the Ye Taung Khon golf resort in Patheingyi Township, about 10 miles from the city. It opened in April 2004: senior monks from Mandalay attended the opening ceremony on 21 April, and the first 10-day course, which began on 24 April, was for 101 monks from various parts of Myanmar. The Dhamma hall holds up to 160 students and the pagoda has up to 80 individual cells. Students stay in 15 bungalows, used by both men and women, each with four rooms with en-suite bathrooms, or in a separate dormitory of eight partitions, each with its own bathroom. dhamma.org lists course instructions in English and Burmese. As of October 2026 the centre's dhamma.org schedule lists 10-day courses through the year and a Special 10-day course for old students who meet its published requirements.

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).