Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre
Dhamma Manohara
Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar
Dhamma Manohara, a name dhamma.org translates as 'beautiful and captivating in Dhamma' (pleasing to the mind and inducing mental tranquillity), is in Aung Tha Yar Quarter, on Anawrahta Road, in Thanbyuzayat, Mon State. The town is about 40 miles from Mawlamyine (Moulmein) and 15 miles from Kyaikkami Pagoda. The centre was established in 2000 and held its first course in April that year; dhamma.org says it holds yearly 10-day Vipassana courses and Anapana courses for children, and lists course instructions in English, Burmese and Mon. As of October 2026 the centre and directions pages of its website read 'Under construction', and its dhamma.org schedule page lists no courses.
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
- dhamma.org/en/locations/directory#manohara
- dhamma.org/en/schedules/schmanohara
- manohara.dhamma.org/en/the-centre/
- manohara.dhamma.org/en/contact/
Details checked 14 Oct 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.
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