Dhamma Pathavi

Dhamma Paṭhavī ('soil of Dhamma') was founded in 2017 as the tenth centre in Thailand in S. N. Goenka's tradition. It is on 12 acres at Ban Yang Chum, Klat Luang, in Tha Yang district, Phetchaburi, 180 km south of Bangkok and 8 km from the Chang Hua Man Royal Project, with the Tenasserim Hills and Kaeng Krachan National Park to the west. The land, once a pineapple plantation, was donated by an old student. The first group sitting was held on 31 December 2017 and the first 1-day course on 20 January 2018, and for some years short courses for old students were held with tents as temporary lodging. In 2022 the centre began building permanent accommodation so that 10-day courses could be held; the plan provides for 84 meditators (60 women and 24 men), a meditation hall and a small hall for discourses in other languages. The dhamma.org directory gives 2024 as its first course year, and dhamma.org's schedule (as of October 2026) shows 10-day courses, 3-day courses for old students and a Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta course, all for Thai speakers only. At present the centre does not have facilities for students who do not speak Thai. 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).