Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre
Dhamma Āsaya
Nakkhu Prison, Lalitpur, Bagmati Province, Nepal · Also called Dhammasaya, Dhamma Asaya, Nakkhu Prison Vipassana Centre
Not open to the public. Courses here are held for a specific group and are not open for public applications.
A small centre (about 850 sq m) inside the premises of Nakkhu Prison in Lalitpur, established on 20 February 2024; it is built, maintained and run by the Vipassana trust, not by the prison. It holds single-gender 10-day courses for prisoners from prisons across Nepal and for government officials, with capacity for 48 students and servers; it is not a public course venue.
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#asaya
- dhamma.org/en/schedules/schasaya
- dhamma.org/en/maps#asaya
- myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/vipassana-center-inaugurated-in-nakhu-jail
- asaya.dhamma.org/en/contact/
Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.
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