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Dhamma Vikāsa, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Mandarin

Dhamma Vikāsa, meaning "Progress of Dhamma," was established in 2008. Goenkaji envisioned that Dhamma Vikāsa would become a full-fledged long-course Vipassana center, offering courses of 20 days or more, open to students from all over the world. Surrounded by magnificent mountains, the center enjoys a peaceful and tranquil environment. It provides each meditator with a private single cottage, complete with an attached bathroom—an ideal setting for deep practice. Aside from 10-day Vipassana courses, the center also offers 3-day, Satipatthana, special 10-day, 20-day, and 30-day courses each year. In December 2023, the second phase of expansion commenced, featuring a Pagoda with 120 independent single cells. This expansion will enable the center to host even longer retreats, such as 45-day and 60-day courses.

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
Taiwan Vipassana Centre - Dhamma Vikasa

No. 1-1, Lane 100, Dingnong Road,
Liouguei District, Kaohsing City 844
Taiwan

Tel: [886] 7-688 1878

Fax: [886] 7-688 1879

Email: [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 a gap of at least 10 days between courses except 1- and 3-day courses and service.

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.

2025 Short Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	15 May - 18 May	3-Day Mandarin	Completed	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students Mandarin Course.
Apply*	25 May	1-Day Mandarin	Women - Short Wait List Men - Open Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Open	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
Apply*	05 Jun - 08 Jun	3-Day Mandarin	Women - Short Wait List Men - Filling Up Servers - Open	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students Mandarin Course.
Apply*	12 Jun - 15 Jun	3-Day Mandarin	Women - Filling Up Men - Open Servers - Open	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students Mandarin Course.
	22 Jun	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 23 May	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
	13 Jul	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 13 Jun	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
	31 Aug	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 01 Aug	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
	08 Sep - 11 Sep	3-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 10 Jun	Guanyin Temple	For old students Mandarin Course.
	18 Sep - 21 Sep	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Jun	Guanyin Temple	For old students English/Mandarin Bilingual Course
	28 Sep	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 29 Aug	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
	03 Oct - 06 Oct	3-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 05 Jul	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students Mandarin Course.
	09 Oct - 12 Oct	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Jul	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
	26 Oct	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 26 Sep	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
	23 Nov	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 24 Oct	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
	28 Dec	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 28 Nov	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City

Ten-day & Other Adult Courses

All Ten-day and other adults courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the last day.

See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

NOTICE: Dhamma Vikasa and Guanyin Temple venue are different venues. See Locations for more information.

2025 Dhamma Vikāsa Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	07 May - 18 May	10-Day Mandarin	Completed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course.
	15 May - 18 May	3-Day Mandarin	Completed	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students Mandarin Course.
Apply*	21 May - 01 Jun	10-Day Mandarin	Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course.
Apply*	21 May - 01 Jun	10-Day for Old Students Mandarin	Women - Long Wait List Men - Closed Servers - Short Wait List	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students Mandarin course
Apply*	25 May	1-Day Mandarin	Women - Short Wait List Men - Open Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Open	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
Apply*	04 Jun - 15 Jun	10-Day Mandarin	Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course.
Apply*	05 Jun - 08 Jun	3-Day Mandarin	Women - Short Wait List Men - Filling Up Servers - Open	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students Mandarin Course.
Apply*	12 Jun - 15 Jun	3-Day Mandarin	Women - Filling Up Men - Open Servers - Open	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students Mandarin Course.
Apply*	18 Jun - 29 Jun	10-Day Mandarin	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course.
Apply*	18 Jun - 29 Jun	10-Day Mandarin	New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open	Dhamma Vikasa	For old student Only , Mandarin Course
	22 Jun	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 23 May	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
Apply*	02 Jul - 13 Jul	10-Day Mandarin	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course.
Apply*	04 Jul - 13 Jul	Satipatthana Sutta Mandarin	Women - Long Wait List Men - Filling Up Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open	Dhamma Vikasa	Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Course.
	13 Jul	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 13 Jun	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
Apply*	16 Jul - 27 Jul	10-Day Mandarin	New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Filling Up Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List	Dhamma Vikasa	For old student Only, Mandarin Course
Apply*	16 Jul - 27 Jul	10-Day Mandarin	New Women - Wait List Old Women - Open Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course
Apply*	30 Jul - 10 Aug	10-Day Mandarin	New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List	Dhamma Vikasa	For old student Only, Mandarin Course
Apply*	30 Jul - 10 Aug	10-Day Mandarin	New Women - Wait List Old Women - Open Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course.
Apply*	13 Aug - 24 Aug	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Filling Up Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List	Dhamma Vikasa	For old student Only. English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
Apply*	13 Aug - 24 Aug	10-Day Mandarin	New Women - Wait List Old Women - Open Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course.
	27 Aug - 07 Sep	Special 10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 28 May	Dhamma Vikasa	Old Student Course Qualification Requirements For Old Student only, Mandarin Course.
	27 Aug - 07 Sep	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 29 May	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course.
	31 Aug	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 01 Aug	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
	08 Sep - 11 Sep	3-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 10 Jun	Guanyin Temple	For old students Mandarin Course.
Apply	10 Sep - 01 Oct	20-Day Mandarin	Women - Open Men - Filling Up Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up	Dhamma Vikasa	Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Speakers,Must meet the application requirements for the 20 -day course.
	18 Sep - 21 Sep	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Jun	Guanyin Temple	For old students English/Mandarin Bilingual Course
	24 Sep - 05 Oct	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 26 Jun	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course
	28 Sep	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 29 Aug	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
	03 Oct - 06 Oct	3-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 05 Jul	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students Mandarin Course.
	08 Oct - 19 Oct	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 10 Jul	Guanyin Temple	For females only. Mandarin Course.
	09 Oct - 12 Oct	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Jul	Dhamma Vikasa	For old students English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
Apply	15 Oct - 15 Nov	30-Day Mandarin	Women - Filling Up Men - Open Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List	Dhamma Vikasa	Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Course.Must meet the application requirements for the 30-day course.
	22 Oct - 02 Nov	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 24 Jul	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course.
	26 Oct	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 26 Sep	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
	05 Nov - 16 Nov	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 07 Aug	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course.
	19 Nov - 30 Nov	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 21 Aug	Guanyin Temple	For Female Mandarin Course.
	21 Nov - 30 Nov	Satipatthana Sutta Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 23 Aug	Dhamma Vikasa	Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Course.
	23 Nov	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 24 Oct	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung City
	02 December, 2025 - 17 January, 2026	45-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 05 Jun	Dhamma Vikasa	Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Mandarin Course,Must meet the application requirements for the 45-day course.
	03 Dec - 14 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 04 Sep	Guanyin Temple	For Female only,Mandarin /English Bilingual course.
	17 Dec - 28 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Sep	Guanyin Temple	For Female only, Mandarin/English Bilingual course.
	28 Dec	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 28 Nov	Ching Liang Yin	For old students Mandarin course 3F., No. 142, Dapeng Rd., Xiaogang Dist., Kaohsiung 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://vikasa.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.

Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

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 Course Qualification Requirements

10-day Courses for Old Students have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day courses. These courses are open to serious old students who have completed at least three 10-day courses and one Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta course, 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, are trying to maintain the five precepts in their daily lives, and trying to maintain daily practice.

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.

Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

Special 10-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five 10-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

20-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five 10-day courses , one Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

30-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of six 10-day courses (one since their first 20-day course), one 20-day course, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

45-day Courses are open only to persons involved in Dhamma Service and Assistant Teachers who have completed a minimum of seven 10-day courses (one since their first 30-day course), two 30-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least three years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Students who speak neither English nor one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.