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Dhammodaya, Taichung, Taiwan
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.

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 - 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.

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
Apply*	12 Jan	1-Day Mandarin	Women - Open Men - Open Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Open	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	23 Feb	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 24 Jan	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	09 Mar	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 07 Feb	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	06 Apr	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 07 Mar	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	04 May	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 04 Apr	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin course.
	15 Jun	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 16 May	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	27 Jul	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 27 Jun	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	24 Aug	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 25 Jul	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	21 Sep	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 22 Aug	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	19 Oct	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 19 Sep	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	30 Nov	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 31 Oct	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	14 Dec	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 14 Nov	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only

Chiayi Non-Center 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.

2024 Dhammodaya Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
	18 Dec - 29 Dec	10-Day Mandarin	In Progress	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only

2025 Dhammodaya Courses Website | Map

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	01 Jan - 12 Jan	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Short Wait List Servers - Short Wait List	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
Apply*	12 Jan	1-Day Mandarin	Women - Open Men - Open Female Server - Short Wait List Male Server - Open	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
Apply*	15 Jan - 26 Jan	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Female Only
Apply*	29 Jan - 09 Feb	10-Day	Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open	Chiayi	English/Mandarin course,For Male Only,（Chinese New Year -Priority to office workers who have not sit a course for more than one year.）
Apply*	09 Feb	Children / Teens	Open	Chiayi	For young friends aged 8 to 17. No. 268, Wufeng South Road, East District, Chiayi City.
Apply*	12 Feb - 23 Feb	10-Day	Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Male Only
	23 Feb	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 24 Jan	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
Apply*	26 Feb - 09 Mar	10-Day	Women - Closed New Men - Long Wait List Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Male Only
	09 Mar	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 07 Feb	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
Apply*	12 Mar - 23 Mar	10-Day Mandarin	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Closed	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	26 Mar - 06 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 26 Dec	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
	06 Apr	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 07 Mar	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	09 Apr - 20 Apr	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 09 Jan	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
	23 Apr - 04 May	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 23 Jan	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	04 May	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 04 Apr	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin course.
	07 May - 18 May	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 06 Feb	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Male Only
	18 May	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 19 Mar	Chiayi	For young friends aged 8 to 17. No. 268, Wufeng South Road, East District, Chiayi City.
	21 May - 01 Jun	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 20 Feb	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
	04 Jun - 15 Jun	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 06 Mar	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	15 Jun	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 16 May	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	18 Jun - 29 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Mar	Chiayi	Male, Mandarin speakers Only
	02 Jul - 13 Jul	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 03 Apr	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
	16 Jul - 27 Jul	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 17 Apr	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	27 Jul	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 27 Jun	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	30 Jul - 10 Aug	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 01 May	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
	13 Aug - 24 Aug	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 15 May	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
	24 Aug	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 25 Jul	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	27 Aug - 07 Sep	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 29 May	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	10 Sep - 21 Sep	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 12 Jun	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
	21 Sep	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 22 Aug	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	24 Sep - 05 Oct	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 26 Jun	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	08 Oct - 19 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 10 Jul	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Male Only
	19 Oct	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 19 Sep	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	22 Oct - 02 Nov	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 24 Jul	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only
	05 Nov - 16 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 07 Aug	Chiayi	English/Mandarin. Male Only
	19 Nov - 30 Nov	10-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 21 Aug	Chiayi	Female Mandarin speakers Only
	30 Nov	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 31 Oct	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	03 Dec - 14 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 04 Sep	Chiayi	Male ,English/Mandarin course.
	14 Dec	1-Day Mandarin	Applications accepted starting 14 Nov	Chiayi	For old students Mandarin.For old students only
	17 Dec - 28 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Sep	Chiayi	Male Mandarin Speakers Only

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2025 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	09 Feb	Children / Teens	Open	Chiayi	For young friends aged 8 to 17. No. 268, Wufeng South Road, East District, Chiayi City.
	18 May	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 19 Mar	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 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.