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 / Mandarin
Dhammodaya, meaning the 'Rising of Dhamma', was established in June l999 under the official name of 'Taiwan Vipassana Meditation Foundation'. It is situated on a plateau at an elevation of 450 meters, adjacent to Taichung City, the third largest city in Taiwan in the middle part of the island. The Centre covers an area of 10,000 square meters. Dhammodaya uesed to be a busy Centre that run about 25 to 30 courses annually for more than 20 years. To improve its facilities, the campus has been put into reconstrution from October, 2019. As an alternative venue to Dhammoday, Chiayi Non-Center started to offer ten-day courses and three-day courses from September, 2019. Visit https://tw.dhamma.org/en/chiayi-non-center/ for more information about Chiayi Non-Center.
- 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.
Location: 35, Lane 280, Section 2, Zhonghe Street, Xinshe District, Taichung City 426, Taiwan
Tel: [886] (5) 2279-656Tel: [886] 7010-185260Fax: [886] (4) 2279-526
Email: [email protected]See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 03 May - 06 May | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 Feb | Chiayi |
For old students English/Mandarin Speakers, Female Only. |
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| 20 Sep - 23 Sep | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Jun | Chiayi |
For old students English/MandarinSpeakers, Male Only |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 29 Nov - 10 Dec | 10-Day | In Progress | Chiayi | English/Mandarin. Female Only | |
| Apply* | 13 Dec - 24 Dec | 10-Day | Women - Long Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed | Chiayi | English/Mandarin. Female Only |
| Apply* | 26 Dec - 29 Dec | Old Student Program | Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Wait List | Chiayi |
For old students Maintenance Period. |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 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 | New Women - Closed Old 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 - Open 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 New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List | Chiayi | English/Mandarin. Male Only |
| 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. | |
| 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 |
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| 22 Apr - 01 May | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 23 Jan | Chiayi |
For old students Mandarin, Female students only |
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| 03 May - 06 May | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 Feb | Chiayi |
For old students English/Mandarin Speakers, Female Only. |
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| 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. |
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| 09 Sep - 18 Sep | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 11 Jun | Chiayi |
For old students Mandarin, Male/old students only |
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| 20 Sep - 23 Sep | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Jun | Chiayi |
For old students English/MandarinSpeakers, Male Only |
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| 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 |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 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. |
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://udaya.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.
