Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre

Dhammayāna

Bhimdatta Municipality ward 4 (Mahendranagar), Kanchanpur, Sudurpashchim Province, Nepal · Also called Dhamma Yāna, Sudurpaschim Vipassana Sadhana Kendra

Started in 2021 and formally established in 2023, Dhammayāna ('Vehicle of Dhamma') is in the village of Tilachaur about 9 km from Mahendranagar, near the Banbasa crossing into India. It can accommodate nearly 50 people in single and double rooms with attached bathrooms, and its meditation hall holds about 72.

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

Details checked 24 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.

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