Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre
Dhamma Jananī
Lumbini (East Monastic Zone), Rupandehi, Lumbini Province, Nepal · Also called Dhamma Janani, Lumbini Vipassana Centre, Dhamma Janani Vipassana Center
Dhamma Jananī ('Mother of Dhamma') is in Lumbini, the Buddha's birthplace, and the Lumbini Development Trust lists it as the Vipassana centre operating in the East Monastic Zone. Its Dhamma hall seats nearly 200, with accommodation for about 48 men and 48 women in rooms with attached baths, plus meditation cells. According to dhamma.org it began operating in 2000 and runs one 10-day course a month and two Satipatthana courses a year, and many visitors to Lumbini sit courses there.
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#janani
- dhamma.org/en/schedules/schjanani
- dhamma.org/en/maps#janani
- lumbinidevtrust.gov.np/en/lumbini/content/109/27/3
- openstreetmap.org/node/11780283369
- dhamma.org/en/locations/directory
Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.
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