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Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre
Mont-Soleil, Bern (Jura bernois), Switzerland · Also called Swiss Vipassana Centre
Dhamma Sumeru ('heavenly mountain of Dhamma') is on Mont-Soleil in the Swiss Jura, at about 1,100 m near St-Imier, between Biel and La Chaux-de-Fonds. It was founded in November 1999, and its schedule lists courses in English, French, German and Italian.
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.