Dhamma Simanta

Dhamma Sīmanta ('area of Dhamma') was the sixth centre in Thailand in S. N. Goenka's tradition and opened with its first 10-day course on 23 December 2009. It is on 8 hectares (about 50 rai) of hill land among longan plantations in Makok subdistrict, Pa Sang district, Lamphun, 40 km south-west of Chiang Mai and about 650 km north of Bangkok. A taxi from Chiang Mai airport takes about an hour. By road, the way runs along Highway 106 towards Ban Hong to the gate of Wat Phra Phutthabat Tak Pha, from where signs lead about 5.5 km to the centre. Buses from Bangkok to Chiang Mai can set passengers down at Doi Ti junction in Lamphun, about 30 minutes from the centre by local minibus. The centre holds 122 students in single rooms with attached bathrooms, with a large meditation hall, separate dining halls for men and women and a small hall for English discourses. Its site says it holds two 10-day courses a month, open to all; as of 2026 their instructions are in English and Thai. It also holds occasional courses for old students (3-day, 20-day and Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta) and regular one-day 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).