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Pa-Auk · Monastery

Na Uyana Aranya

නා උයන ආරණ්‍ය සේනාසනය

Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, North Western Province, Sri Lanka · Also called Na Uyana Monastery, Ironwood Grove Forest Monastery

Na Uyana is an ancient forest monastery site in rural Kurunegala district, revived as the largest meditation monastery of the Sri Kalyani Yogasrama Samstha. It covers more than 5,000 acres and teaches the Pa-Auk method of samatha and vipassana. Lay men practise at Na Uyana and lay women at the affiliated Dhammika Ashramaya nunnery; foreign meditators apply online.

How to apply

Get the monastery's approval before you travel: read its rules for foreign meditators and apply on its form. Stays of over a month need its sponsorship letter for a Myanmar meditation visa.

What is taught here

The Pa-Auk method from Myanmar trains deep concentration (jhāna) first, then detailed insight that follows the Visuddhimagga, in long stays at a monastery. Read about Pa-Auk.

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Sources

Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.

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