Dhamma Canda Pabha

Dhamma Canda Pabhā ('the glowing moon of Dhamma') was Thailand's ninth centre in S. N. Goenka's tradition, holding its first 10-day course in April 2013. It is on 3.6 acres about 220 m above sea level in Pong Nam Ron district, Chanthaburi, in eastern Thailand, among small hills, with Soi Dao mountain to the north-west and Khitchakut mountain to the south-west. The centre is about 300 km from Bangkok, three and a half to four hours by car, and can only be reached by road: there is no airport or railway station. The last stretch runs through the grounds of Wat Tab Sai in Pong Nam Ron, after which signs lead to the centre. It holds up to 70 students (22 men and 48 women) in private single rooms with attached bathrooms and no air-conditioning, and its Dhamma hall seats up to 100. The office and kitchen are outside the meditation area. As of 2026, instructions are in English and Thai unless a course is marked for Thai speakers only, and old students can also join Special 10-day and Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta courses. Nights in the cool season (November to February) can fall below 10 °C. Courses are run on donations, with no charge for teaching, food or lodging.

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).