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

Dhamma Vikāsa, the second Vipassana center in Taiwan which was formally established in 2008, was given name by Goenkaji, meaning “Progress in Dhamma.” Goenkaji envisioned that Dhamma Vikasa would come to be a full-fledged long-course Vipassana center, offering courses for 20-days and above, open to students from all over the world. And It is in its progress towards a ideal long-course venue.
Dhamma Vikasa is surrounded by magnificent mountains and enjoys a peaceful and tranquil environment. Facilities comprise a large meditation hall, a dining hall, and dozens of double-room dormitories for male and female students. For now the center accommodates about 60 students and a dozen Dhamma servers. Aside from 10-day Vipassana courses, the center also offers 20-day courses, Satipatthana courses and 3-day courses each year. 
How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course
  1. Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
  2. Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
  3. Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
2023 Short Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply* 02 Mar - 05 Mar 3-Day Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed Guanyin Temple For old students
For Female English/Mandarin .
Apply* 13 Apr - 16 Apr 3-Day Women - Short Wait List Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open Dhamma Vikasa For old students
English/Mandarin .
17 Aug - 20 Aug 3-Day Applications accepted starting 19 May Dhamma Vikasa For old students
26 Aug - 29 Aug 3-Day Applications accepted starting 28 May Guanyin Temple For old students
For Female Mandarin speakers Only.
31 Aug - 03 Sep 3-Day Applications accepted starting 02 Jun Guanyin Temple For old students
For Female Mandarin speakers Only.
26 Dec - 29 Dec 3-Day Applications accepted starting 27 Sep Guanyin Temple For old students
For Female Mandarin speakers.
 
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.
2023 Dhamma Vikāsa Courses    Website | Map
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
01 Feb - 10 Feb Satipatthana Sutta In Progress Dhamma Vikasa For old students
Mandarin
01 Feb - 12 Feb 10-Day In Progress Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
Apply 13 Feb - 06 Mar 20-Day Women - Filling Up Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List Dhamma Vikasa For old students
Apply* 15 Feb - 26 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* 02 Mar - 05 Mar 3-Day Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed Guanyin Temple For old students
For Female English/Mandarin .
Apply* 08 Mar - 19 Mar 10-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
Apply 09 Mar - 09 Apr 30-Day Women - Short Wait List Men - Filling Up Servers - Short Wait List Dhamma Vikasa For old students
Apply* 22 Mar - 02 Apr 10-Day Women - Wait List Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
Apply* 05 Apr - 16 Apr 10-Day New Women - Wait List Old Women - Filling Up Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
Apply* 13 Apr - 16 Apr 3-Day Women - Short Wait List Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open Dhamma Vikasa For old students
English/Mandarin .
Apply* 19 Apr - 30 Apr 10-Day New Women - Wait List Old Women - Filling Up Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
Apply* 19 Apr - 30 Apr 10-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List Men - Closed Servers - Filling Up Dhamma Vikasa Mandarin Speakers Only
Apply* 03 May - 14 May 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open Dhamma Vikasa Mandarin speakers only
Apply* 03 May - 14 May 10-Day Women - Open Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
17 May - 28 May 10-Day Applications accepted starting 16 Feb Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
17 May - 28 May 10-Day Applications accepted starting 16 Feb Dhamma Vikasa English/Mandarin
31 May - 11 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 02 Mar Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
31 May - 11 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 02 Mar Dhamma Vikasa English/Mandarin
14 Jun - 25 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 16 Mar Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
14 Jun - 25 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 16 Mar Dhamma Vikasa English/Mandarin
28 Jun - 09 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 30 Mar Dhamma Vikasa Mandarin Speakers Only
28 Jun - 09 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 30 Mar Guanyin Temple English / Mandarin. For females only.
12 Jul - 23 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 13 Apr Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
Apply 12 Jul - 02 Aug 20-Day Open Dhamma Vikasa For old students
26 Jul - 06 Aug 10-Day Applications accepted starting 27 Apr Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
05 Aug - 14 Aug Satipatthana Sutta Applications accepted starting 07 May Dhamma Vikasa For old students
09 Aug - 20 Aug 10-Day Applications accepted starting 11 May Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
17 Aug - 20 Aug 3-Day Applications accepted starting 19 May Dhamma Vikasa For old students
23 Aug - 03 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 25 May Dhamma Vikasa English/Mandarin
26 Aug - 29 Aug 3-Day Applications accepted starting 28 May Guanyin Temple For old students
For Female Mandarin speakers Only.
31 Aug - 03 Sep 3-Day Applications accepted starting 02 Jun Guanyin Temple For old students
For Female Mandarin speakers Only.
06 Sep - 17 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 08 Jun Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
06 Sep - 17 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 08 Jun Dhamma Vikasa Mandarin Speakers Only
20 Sep - 01 Oct Special 10-Day Applications accepted starting 22 Jul Dhamma Vikasa For old students
Mandarin course. The basic qualification requirement of the course is the same as the 20-day course. AT preferred.
20 Sep - 01 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 22 Jun Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
04 Oct - 15 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 06 Jul Guanyin Temple English / Mandarin. For females only.
04 Oct - 25 Oct 20-Day Applications accepted starting 07 Apr Dhamma Vikasa For old students
18 Oct - 29 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 20 Jul Guanyin Temple Mandarin. Speakers ,For females only.
28 Oct - 28 Nov 30-Day Applications accepted starting 01 May Dhamma Vikasa For old students
01 Nov - 12 Nov 10-Day Applications accepted starting 03 Aug Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
15 Nov - 26 Nov 10-Day Applications accepted starting 17 Aug Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
29 Nov - 10 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 31 Aug Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
01 Dec - 10 Dec Satipatthana Sutta Applications accepted starting 02 Sep Dhamma Vikasa For old students
Mandarin
13 Dec - 24 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 14 Sep Dhamma Vikasa English/Mandarin
13 Dec - 24 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 14 Sep Guanyin Temple For Female Mandarin Speakers.
26 Dec - 29 Dec 3-Day Applications accepted starting 27 Sep Guanyin Temple For old students
For Female Mandarin speakers.
 
 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

 
 

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