Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre
Pachabhaiya, Lekhnath, Pokhara (Kaski), Gandaki Province, Nepal · Also called Dhamma Pokhara, Pokhara Vipassana Centre
Dhamma Pokharā ('Lake of Dhamma') is the Pokhara Vipassana Centre at Pachabhaiya in the Lekhnath area of Pokhara, Kaski district. Its current schedule includes 10-day, Satipatthana and 20-day courses, short courses for old students and children's courses.
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.
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).
Details checked 24 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.
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