Vipassana

Wheel of Dhamma

Vipassana in Taiwan

Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Vipassana in Taiwan, All Sites in Taiwan
Non-Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Mandarin

Vipassana first came to Taiwan in 1995, and two Vipassana centers have been set up one after another as of today. The first center is Dhammodaya (“Rising of Dhamma”), which is located in the central Taiwan city of Taichung, and offers ten-day courses mostly, as well as courses for old students such as Satipatthana courses. The second center Dhamma Vikasa (“Progress in Dhamma”), located in the southern city of Kaohsiung, is slated to be a long-course center, and offers at least one twenty-day course each year, besides regular ten-day courses. One-day courses, inspirational for old students, are held in non-center locations offered by old students. Anapana courses for children and teens have also been held here for many years, both in the centers and non-center locations.

How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
Await notification. All correspondence will be through e-mail if you give an e-mail address in your application. Due to the large volume of applications, it may take up to two weeks before receiving notification.
If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.

Additional information

For further contact information, please visit our website: https://www.tw.dhamma.org/en/

Dhammodaya & Chiayi Non-Centre Tel: [886] (5) 2279656 Email: [email protected]
Dhamma Vikāsa Tel: [886] (7) 6881878 Email: info@[email protected]

Note for applicants:

Applications for all courses will open around 9:00 am Taipei Time (UTC/GMT+8) on the scheduled open date

Please apply to sit only one 10-Day course at a time, even if the other course is at another venue or is a waitlisted enrollment.

Please check your SPAM/JUNK or you may miss our replies.

There must be an interval of at least 10 days between courses except 1- and 3-day courses and service.

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Child / Teen Courses in Taiwan

2023 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	16 Dec	Teen	CANCELLED	Kaohsiung Child/Teen	For young friends aged 13 to 17. Female Only. No. 48, Tangshan Street, Sanmin District Kaohsiung City.
Apply*	16 Dec	Children / Teens	Open	Kaohsiung Child/Teen	For young friends aged 8 to 17. Female Only. No. 48, Tangshan Street, Sanmin District Kaohsiung City.
	17 Dec	Teen	CANCELLED	Kaohsiung Child/Teen	For young friends aged 13 to 17. Male Only. No. 48, Tangshan Street, Sanmin District Kaohsiung City.
Apply*	17 Dec	Children / Teens	Girls - Open Boys - Open Servers - Filling Up	Kaohsiung Child/Teen	For young friends aged 8 to 17. Male Only. No. 48, Tangshan Street, Sanmin District Kaohsiung City.
Apply*	30 Dec	Children / Teens	Girls - Wait List Boys - Wait List Servers - Open	One Millimeter Organization	Course Site: 2F, 300 Nanjing E Rd, Section 5, Songshan District, Taipei City For young friends aged 8 to 17.

2024 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	21 Jan	Children / Teens	Open	One Millimeter Organization	Course Site: 2F, 300 Nanjing E Rd, Section 5, Songshan District, Taipei City For young friends aged 8 to 17.
Apply*	27 Jan	Children / Teens Mandarin	Open	Hsinchu Ganesha Bookstore	For young female friends aged 8 to 17. No. 9, Jiazheng 9th St, Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, 302
	25 Feb	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 27 Dec	Ping Tung Tai Mei Library	Course site: 5 No. 2-1, Fengzhen Rd., Zhutian Township, Pingtung County 911, Taiwan (R.O.C.) For young friends aged 8 to 17.
	02 Mar	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 02 Jan	Kaohsiung Child/Teen	For young female friends aged 8 to 17. No. 48, Tangshan Street, Sanmin District Kaohsiung City.
	03 Mar	Teen Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 03 Jan	Kaohsiung Ching Liang Ing	For young friends aged 13 to 17. 3F, No. 142, Dapeng Rd, Xiaogang District, Kaohsiung (Enter from the alley next to the building)
	09 Mar	Children / Teens Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 09 Jan	Hsinchu Ganesha Bookstore	For young female friends aged 8 to 17. No. 9, Jiazheng 9th St, Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, 302
	10 Mar	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 10 Jan	Chiayi	For young friends aged 8 to 17. No. 268, Wufeng South Road, East District, Chiayi City.
	24 Mar	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 24 Jan	One Millimeter Organization	Course Site: 2F, 300 Nanjing E Rd, Section 5, Songshan District, Taipei City For young friends aged 8 to 17.

Short Courses

1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day courses are short courses for old students.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2024 Short Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
03 May - 06 May	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 03 Feb	Chiayi	For old students English/Mandarin Speakers, Female Only.
17 Aug - 20 Aug	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 19 May	Guanyin Temple	For old students For Female Mandarin speakers。
23 Aug - 26 Aug	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 May	Guanyin Temple	For old students For Female Mandarin speakers.
20 Sep - 23 Sep	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Jun	Chiayi	For old students English/MandarinSpeakers, Male Only

Courses at Taiwan Centers

Courses and Activities conducted at other locations.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2023 Dhammodaya Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	29 Nov - 10 Dec	10-Day	Completed	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Female Only
Apply*	13 Dec - 24 Dec	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Closed	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Female Only
Apply*	26 Dec - 29 Dec	Old Student Program	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Filling Up	Chiayi	For old students Maintenance Period.

2024 Dhammodaya Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	03 Jan - 14 Jan	10-Day	Women - Closed New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Closed Servers - Short Wait List	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers
Apply*	17 Jan - 28 Jan	10-Day	Women - Long Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Female Only
Apply*	31 Jan - 11 Feb	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Long Wait List	Chiayi	Male Mandarin/English Speakers.（Chinese New Year -priority to office workers who have not attended course more than one year.）
Apply*	14 Feb - 25 Feb	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Chiayi	For Mandarin Speaker. Female Only.
Apply*	28 Feb - 10 Mar	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Male Only
	13 Mar - 24 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 14 Dec	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	27 Mar - 07 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Dec	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Male Only
	10 Apr - 19 Apr	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 11 Jan	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin,Male students only
	22 Apr - 01 May	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 23 Jan	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin, Female students only
	08 May - 19 May	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Feb	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Male Only
	22 May - 02 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Feb	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	05 Jun - 16 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 07 Mar	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
	19 Jun - 30 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 21 Mar	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	03 Jul - 14 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 04 Apr	Chiayi	Male Mandarin /English Speakers
	17 Jul - 28 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Apr	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	31 Jul - 11 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 02 May	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
	14 Aug - 25 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 May	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	28 Aug - 06 Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 30 May	Chiayi	For old students English/Mandarin. For Female Old Students only.
	09 Sep - 18 Sep	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 11 Jun	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin, Male/old students only
	25 Sep - 06 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 27 Jun	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Male Only
	09 Oct - 20 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Jul	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	23 Oct - 03 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Jul	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
	06 Nov - 17 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Aug	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Female Only
	20 Nov - 01 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Aug	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Male Only
	04 Dec - 15 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 05 Sep	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	18 Dec - 29 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 19 Sep	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only

2023 Dhamma Vikāsa Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	29 Nov - 10 Dec	10-Day	Completed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	01 Dec - 10 Dec	Satipatthana Sutta	CANCELLED	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students Mandarin
	13 Dec - 24 Dec	10-Day	CANCELLED	Dhamma Vikasa	English/Mandarin
Apply*	13 Dec - 24 Dec	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
Apply*	26 Dec - 29 Dec	Old Student Program	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open	Guanyin Temple	For old students Maintenance Period

2024 Dhamma Vikāsa Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	03 Jan - 14 Jan	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
Apply*	17 Jan - 28 Jan	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
Apply*	31 Jan - 11 Feb	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.（Chinese New Year -priority to office workers who have not attended course more than one year.）
Apply*	14 Feb - 25 Feb	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
Apply*	28 Feb - 10 Mar	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female ,English/Mandarin Speakers.
	13 Mar - 24 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 14 Dec	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	27 Mar - 07 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Dec	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	10 Apr - 21 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Jan	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	24 Apr - 05 May	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Jan	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	08 May - 19 May	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Feb	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	22 May - 02 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Feb	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	05 Jun - 16 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 07 Mar	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	19 Jun - 30 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 21 Mar	Guanyin Temple	English / Mandarin. For females only.
	03 Jul - 14 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 04 Apr	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	17 Jul - 28 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Apr	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	31 Jul - 11 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 02 May	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	28 Aug - 08 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 30 May	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	11 Sep - 22 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 13 Jun	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	25 Sep - 06 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 27 Jun	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	09 Oct - 20 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Jul	Guanyin Temple	English / Mandarin. For females only.
	23 Oct - 03 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Jul	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	06 Nov - 17 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Aug	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	20 Nov - 01 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Aug	Guanyin Temple	English / Mandarin. For females only.
	04 Dec - 15 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 05 Sep	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.
	18 Dec - 29 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 19 Sep	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Speakers.

2023 Vipassana in Taiwan Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	16 Dec	Teen	CANCELLED	Kaohsiung Child/Teen	For young friends aged 13 to 17. Female Only. No. 48, Tangshan Street, Sanmin District Kaohsiung City.
Apply*	16 Dec	Children / Teens	Open	Kaohsiung Child/Teen	For young friends aged 8 to 17. Female Only. No. 48, Tangshan Street, Sanmin District Kaohsiung City.
	17 Dec	Teen	CANCELLED	Kaohsiung Child/Teen	For young friends aged 13 to 17. Male Only. No. 48, Tangshan Street, Sanmin District Kaohsiung City.
Apply*	17 Dec	Children / Teens	Girls - Open Boys - Open Servers - Filling Up	Kaohsiung Child/Teen	For young friends aged 8 to 17. Male Only. No. 48, Tangshan Street, Sanmin District Kaohsiung City.
Apply*	30 Dec	Children / Teens	Girls - Wait List Boys - Wait List Servers - Open	One Millimeter Organization	Course Site: 2F, 300 Nanjing E Rd, Section 5, Songshan District, Taipei City For young friends aged 8 to 17.

2024 Vipassana in Taiwan Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	21 Jan	Children / Teens	Open	One Millimeter Organization	Course Site: 2F, 300 Nanjing E Rd, Section 5, Songshan District, Taipei City For young friends aged 8 to 17.
Apply*	27 Jan	Children / Teens Mandarin	Open	Hsinchu Ganesha Bookstore	For young female friends aged 8 to 17. No. 9, Jiazheng 9th St, Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, 302
	25 Feb	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 27 Dec	Ping Tung Tai Mei Library	Course site: 5 No. 2-1, Fengzhen Rd., Zhutian Township, Pingtung County 911, Taiwan (R.O.C.) For young friends aged 8 to 17.
	02 Mar	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 02 Jan	Kaohsiung Child/Teen	For young female friends aged 8 to 17. No. 48, Tangshan Street, Sanmin District Kaohsiung City.
	03 Mar	Teen Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 03 Jan	Kaohsiung Ching Liang Ing	For young friends aged 13 to 17. 3F, No. 142, Dapeng Rd, Xiaogang District, Kaohsiung (Enter from the alley next to the building)
	09 Mar	Children / Teens Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 09 Jan	Hsinchu Ganesha Bookstore	For young female friends aged 8 to 17. No. 9, Jiazheng 9th St, Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, 302
	24 Mar	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 24 Jan	One Millimeter Organization	Course Site: 2F, 300 Nanjing E Rd, Section 5, Songshan District, Taipei City For young friends aged 8 to 17.

The online application form encrypts your information before it is sent from your computer to our application server. However, it may not be totally secure even though encryption is used. If you are concerned about the possibility of security risks of your confidential information while it is on the Internet, do not use this form and instead download an application. Print and complete it. Then please send the form to the course organizers. By faxing or posting your application form it may delay the registration process by one to two weeks.

To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://tw.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.

Questions may be addressed to Email: [email protected]

All courses are run solely on a donation basis. All expenses are met by donations from those who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the same opportunity. Neither the Teacher nor the assistant teachers receive remuneration; they and those who serve the courses volunteer their time. Thus Vipassana is offered free from commercialisation.

Old students are those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers. Old students have the opportunity to provide Dhamma Service at the courses listed.

Bilingual courses are courses which are taught in two languages. All students will hear daily meditation instructions in both languages. The evening discourses will be heard separately.

Meditation courses are held at both center and non-center locations. Meditation centers are dedicated facilities where courses are held regularly throughout the year. Before meditation centers were established in this tradition, all courses were held at temporary sites, such as campgrounds, religious retreat centers, churches and the like. Today, in regions where centers have not yet been established by local students of Vipassana who live in the area, 10 Day meditation courses are held at non-center course sites.

10-day Courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. The courses begin after a 2 - 4 pm registration period and orientation, followed by 10 full days of meditation, and end the morning of the 11th day by 7:30 am.

Children's Anapana Courses are open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators.

Teenagers' Anapana Courses are open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators.

Old Student Short Courses (1-3 days) are for any student who has completed the 10-day course with S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers. All old students are welcome to apply to attend these courses, including those where it has been some time since their last course.

Old Student Programs are similar to Service Periods where there is time to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects, but have a more full and structured program, an opportunity to meet with assistant teachers, and possibly committee and trust meetings. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods and in the evening there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.

Satipatthana Sutta Courses have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day courses. The difference is that in the taped evening discourses the Satipatthana Sutta is carefully examined. This is the principal text in which the technique of Vipassana is systematically explained. These courses are open to serious old students who have sat (not including courses served) at least three 10-day courses, have not been practising any other meditation techniques since last 10-day course, have been practising this technique of Vipassana for at least one year, and who are trying to maintain their meditation practice and the five precepts in their daily lives, at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course.