Taiwan Vipassana Centre Dhammodaya

Dhammodaya

Taiwan Vipassana Centre Dhammodaya, Taichung, Taiwan
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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.
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Taiwan Vipassana Centre - Dhammodaya ＆ Chiayi Non-Center

Location: 35, Lane 280, Section 2, Zhonghe Street, Xinshe District, Taichung City 426, Taiwan
Address: 268, Wu-Feng South Road, East District, Chiayi City 600, Taiwan ( Chiayi Non-Center)
Tel: [886] (5) 2279-656
Tel: [886] 7010-185260
Fax: [886] (4) 2279-526
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.
 
 

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43 courses
Popular courses
New students can only apply to 10 day courses

Short Courses

13 courses
1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day courses are short courses for old students.
Dates
Course Type
Location
Comments
Status
13 Dec
1-Day
Chiayi
For old students
English/Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 14 Nov
2027
10 Jan
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 11 Dec
21 Feb
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 22 Jan
7 Mar
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 05 Feb
8 Apr
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 09 Mar
16 May
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 16 Apr
13 Jun
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 14 May
11 Jul
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 11 Jun
8 Aug
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 09 Jul
19 Sept
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 20 Aug
17 Oct
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 17 Sep
14 Nov
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 15 Oct
12 Dec
Mandarin
1-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
For old students
Mandarin.For old students only
1-Day
Applications accepted starting 12 Nov

Course types

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.

1-Day
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.

Non-Centre Courses

30 courses
Please note the courses at this venue are single-sex, alternatively male or female. 
See Comments for any other special instructions for events in this section.
Dates
Course Type
Location
Comments
Status
4 Nov - 15 Nov
10-Day
Chiayi
Female Only, English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
10-Day
In Progress
18 Nov - 29 Nov
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Female only,Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Women- Short Wait List
Men- Closed
Servers - Women- Filling Up
Servers - Men- Closed
Apply*
2 Dec - 13 Dec
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Male Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Women- Closed
Men- Short Wait List
Servers- Open
Apply*
16 Dec - 27 Dec
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Male Only,Mandarin  Course.
10-Day
Women- Closed
New Men- Short Wait List
Old Men- Filling Up
Servers- Open
Apply*
30 Dec 2026 - 10 Jan 2027
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Male Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Women- Closed
New Men- Short Wait List
Old Men- Filling Up
Servers- Open
Apply*
2027
13 Jan - 24 Jan
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Male Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Women- Closed
New Men- Filling Up
Old Men- Open
Servers- Open
Apply*
27 Jan - 7 Feb
10-Day
Chiayi
Male Only,English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.Priority to office workers who have not sit a course for more than one year.
10-Day
Women- Closed
New Men- Filling Up
Old Men- Short Wait List
Servers- Open
Apply*
10 Feb - 21 Feb
10-Day
Chiayi
Male Only,English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
10-Day
Women- Closed
Men- Open
Servers- Open
Apply*
24 Feb - 7 Mar
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Female only,Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 26 Nov
10 Mar - 21 Mar
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Female only,Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 10 Dec
24 Mar - 4 Apr
10-Day
Chiayi
Male Only,English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 24 Dec
7 Apr - 18 Apr
10-Day
Chiayi
Male Only,English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 07 Jan
21 Apr - 2 May
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Female only,Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 21 Jan
5 May - 16 May
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Female only,Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 04 Feb
19 May - 30 May
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Male Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 18 Feb
2 Jun - 13 Jun
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Male Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 04 Mar
16 Jun - 27 Jun
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Female only,Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 18 Mar
30 Jun - 11 Jul
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Female only,Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 01 Apr
14 Jul - 25 Jul
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Male Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 15 Apr
28 Jul - 8 Aug
10-Day
Chiayi
Male Only,English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 29 Apr
11 Aug - 22 Aug
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Female only,Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 13 May
25 Aug - 5 Sept
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Female Only, Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 27 May
8 Sept - 19 Sept
10-Day
Chiayi
Male Only,English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 10 Jun
22 Sept - 3 Oct
10-Day
Chiayi
Male Only,English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 24 Jun
6 Oct - 17 Oct
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Female only,Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 08 Jul
20 Oct - 31 Oct
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Female only,Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 22 Jul
3 Nov - 14 Nov
10-Day
Chiayi
Male Only,English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 05 Aug
17 Nov - 28 Nov
Mandarin
10-Day
Mandarin
Chiayi
Male Mandarin Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 19 Aug
1 Dec - 12 Dec
10-Day
Chiayi
Female Only, English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 02 Sep
15 Dec - 26 Dec
10-Day
Chiayi
Female Only, English/Mandarin Bilingual Course.
10-Day
Applications accepted starting 16 Sep

Course types

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.

10-Day

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.

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