Dhamma Porano

Dhamma Porāṇo ('ancient Dhamma') takes its name from the ancient path of Dhamma that the Buddha travelled. It was Thailand's seventh centre in S. N. Goenka's tradition, holding its first 10-day course in October 2011. The centre is on 4.8 acres on the road to Karom Falls in Khao Kaeo subdistrict, Lan Saka district, Nakhon Si Thammarat. The mountains of Khao Luang National Park surround it, and the land around is planted with rubber, longkong and mangosteen. It can accommodate 80 participants. The centre's site lists 1-day, 3-day, 10-day and children's courses; dhamma.org's schedule (as of October 2026) shows 10-day courses, a Special 10-day course, 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, and Thai speakers apply through thai.dhamma.org. Courses are run on donations: there is no charge for teaching, food or lodging, and costs are met by gifts from people who have completed a course.

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).