Dhamma Kitti

Dhamma Kitti ('Fame of Dhamma'), also called the Kirtipur Vipassana Centre, is at Dev Dhoka in ward 2 of Kirtipur Municipality, in the historic town of Kirtipur, 6 km south-west of central Kathmandu. It has a Dhamma hall for 40 students, a kitchen, separate dining rooms for men and women, teachers' residences and student rooms ranging from dormitories to double rooms, and can comfortably accommodate 40 students. Besides 10-day courses, the centre's site says it holds Satipatthana Sutta courses, three-day courses and regular one-day courses for old students. The centre is still developing its buildings, including new student residences, and asks old students who wish to help to give money or materials for the construction. Instructions are given in Hindi, English and Nepali, and the dhamma.org listing says applicants need a good understanding of Hindi, English, Nepali or Newari. As at every centre in S. N. Goenka's tradition, there is no charge for the course, food or accommodation; costs are met by donations from people who have completed a course. The centre says it is about 40 minutes by car from Tribhuvan International Airport and 35 minutes from Thamel, and that buses, minibuses and microvans numbered 21 run there from the Ratnapark bus station.

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).