in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Japanese
Dhamma Adicca (Sun of Dhamma) meditation centre is located close to Mobara town, Chiba prefecture, and is easily reached from central Tokyo on the JR Sotobou line (90mins).
Covering an area of of more than three acres and protected by hills on three sides, the centre is quietly secluded and offers an ideal environment for meditation.
The centre has completed the first phase of developed with new facilities and offers regular 10-day courses with places for 60 students.
All courses are taught in English with translation in Japanese.
- 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.
Address: Japan Vipassana Center -- Dhammadicca 785-3 Kaminogo, Mutsuzawa-cho, Chosei-gun, Chiba-ken, 299-4413 Japan Email: [email protected] Phone: [81](475) 40-3611 Fax: [81](475) 40-3611
Important Notice
Courses may be cancelled at short notice due to changing Covid conditions
In order to reduce the risk of Covid infection on courses, we have put in place the following requirements for all applicants. Further information is available here
Requirements for all students and servers wishing to attend a course
- Age limit: 65 yrs
- No existing medical conditions: high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, respiratory disease, or underlying diseases that cause immunodeficiency.
- No symptoms that suggest Covid19 infection at the time of application.
- You are not pregnant.
- Resident in Japan.
- You have Japanese health insurance or a valid health insurance certificate (required at course reception)
- Someone willing to meet you, in an emergency, or if you feel sick and need to return home.
- You have been in Japan for more than 2 weeks.
- In the past two weeks, you have not been
- in contact with a Covid infected person
- in contact with anyone who has been in Japan for less than two weeks
- to places where many people gather (theatres, concerts, live house, gyms, karaoke, group trips, etc)
- to a hospital, clinic, medical facility or dentist. - You agree to follow the Centre's Covid19 guidelines
All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
Applications are accepted from 10 p.m. on the day courses open for registration.
Dhammadicca currently does not use random selection for processing course applications.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct - 27 Oct |
Work Period
English |
In Progress | Chiba-ken |
For old students Course Preparation |
|
| Apply* | 27 Oct - 07 Nov | 10-Day | Closed | Chiba-ken | |
| Apply* | 07 Nov - 10 Nov |
Work Period
English |
Servers - Open | Chiba-ken |
For old students Course Preparation |
| Apply* | 10 Nov - 21 Nov | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List | Chiba-ken | |
| Apply* | 21 Nov - 24 Nov |
Work Period
English |
Servers - Open | Chiba-ken |
For old students 11/21-11/22 Garden workday 11/23-11/24 Course Preparation |
| Apply* | 24 Nov - 05 Dec | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List | Chiba-ken | |
| Apply* | 08 Dec - 19 Dec | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List | Chiba-ken | |
| Apply* | 24 December, 2021 - 04 January, 2022 | 10-Day | Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Servers - Short Wait List | Chiba-ken |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Jan - 16 Jan | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 08 Nov | Chiba-ken |
For old students Old Students only |
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| 19 Jan - 30 Jan | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 Nov | Chiba-ken | ||
| 02 Feb - 13 Feb | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Dec | Chiba-ken | ||
| 16 Feb - 27 Feb | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Dec | Chiba-ken | ||
| 02 Mar - 13 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jan | Chiba-ken | ||
| 16 Mar - 27 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Jan | Chiba-ken |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
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://adicca.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.
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.
Work Periods have been set aside to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. On selected evenings, there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
