Dhamma Bhuvana

Dhamma Bhuvana ('earth of Dhamma' on dhamma.org; the Thai centres' site translates it as 'land of Dhamma') was founded in 2023 as the twelfth centre in Thailand offering courses in S. N. Goenka's tradition. It stands on 12.4 acres at Ban Pho Yai, Warin Chamrap, in Ubon Ratchathani in north-eastern Thailand, about 624 km from Bangkok, in a quiet farming area away from villages. The land was donated by a meditator, and buildings already on it served at first as the meditation hall and teacher's residence. The first one-day course, for old students from neighbouring provinces, was held on 22 January 2023; dhamma.org gives 2025 as its first-course year. Construction and preparation, estimated at about 28 million baht and funded by loans from old students and donations, cover a meditation hall, a multipurpose building, a kitchen, accommodation for 70 meditators (54 women and 16 men), two assistant teachers' houses and an office. It offers 10-day, 3-day and one-day courses, and its schedule also lists Satipatthana Sutta courses, with instructions in Thai and English. Courses run solely on donations. The centre is 27 km from Ubon Ratchathani airport, 22 km from the railway station and 30 km from the bus terminal.

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).