Dhamma Kamala

Dhamma Kamala ('lotus of Dhamma') was the first centre in Thailand to offer courses in S. N. Goenka's tradition. Old students set it up after Goenka and other senior teachers had led courses in Thailand at hired sites; work on the centre began in 1992, and the first 10-day course was held in November 1992. In August 1998 Goenka inaugurated the main building, which has a golden pagoda on top, a meditation hall and 128 individual meditation cells. The centre is on 6 acres in a quiet village in Dong Khi Lek subdistrict, Mueang Prachin Buri district, near Khao Yai National Park, about 170 km east of Bangkok along the Bangkok to Sa Kaeo highway. It lies behind Thai Rath Wittaya 7 School, about 500 m off Highway 33 at the 166.9 km post. It holds 125 students (35 men and 90 women) in single rooms with attached bathrooms, linked by covered walkways among lotus ponds and teak trees. The centre's site says it holds about twenty 10-day courses a year; as of 2026 their instructions are in English and Thai unless a course is marked otherwise. It also holds Special 10-day and Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta courses, 20-, 30- and 45-day courses for old students, and one-day Ānāpāna courses for children. 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).