Dhamma Koṇdañña
This Centre is situated in Kondapur village, which is 12 km from Sangareddy junction and 6 km from Peddapur village. From Hyderabad, the centre is approximately 70km far which usually takes one and half hours to reach. Historically this place was known as Kondanya puram named after Koundinya, one of the first five disciples of the Buddha. The archaeological department has done various surveys and in the excavations they discovered Bodhi Sathva idols and stupas along with carved footprints of the Buddha. These are all exhibited in the archaeological museum in Kondapur village. In March 2005, in this same village an old student donated 10 acres of land for a meditation centre and 3 acres for Vipassana Prachar Samithi. One day courses were run every sunday in a hut for 2 years and meanwhile a Dhamma hall to seat 50, Mini hall to seat 40, 12 single and 9 double rooms for 30 male students, 7 double rooms and 7 single rooms for 21 female students, AT rooms for male and female and Kitchen with dining halls were constructed. A pagoda with 46 cells is also available.
The first 10-day course was for males and was conducted in April 2007. From February 2009 mixed courses are being offered once a month with a children course on the ending day. One teenager course, three 3-day courses and a Satipattana course is also conducted every year.
A new meditation centre, Dhamma Kondanna-2 (DK-2), is being constructed in a 3-acre land beside the main 10-acre campus since November 2021. DK-2 is dedicated to conduct children courses (1- and 2-day), teenager courses (7-day), short adult courses (2 and 3-day). In DK-2, the first teenager course was conducted in July 2022. DK-1 is now dedciated only for adult courses (10-day, Satipattana), workshops and workperiods. Additionally new 32 cells in the inner circle of the pagoda, in DK-1, has been under construction since March 2022.Additional information
Vipassana International Meditation Centre -- Dhamma Koṇdañña
Kondapur Via Sangareddy,
Telangana- 502306
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 93920-93799, 93983-16155. 08455-202002
For the schedule of children, teenager and old student short courses at Dhamma Kondanna - II, please click here.
For the schedule of non-centre courses in AP & Telangana (Vanaparthy, Karimnagar, Kurnool, Nandyal, Tirupati, Nirmal and Vizianagaram), please click here.
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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
Old Student Program
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.