in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Vietnamese
Dhamma Bhāsura means 'Resplendence of Dhamma' in Pali. Established in early 2024, the center is located in Tay Ninh province, about 130 km northwest of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with easy access by motorbike, car, and public transportation. The center has held 10-day courses regularly since September 2024. About 130 private residential huts with attached bathroom are being built to accommodate about 110 students and 20 servers. In the future, a Pagoda will also be constructed.
- 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.
Dhamma Bhāsura
Đường số 60, DT785, ấp Hội Tân, xã Tân Hội, huyện Tân Châu, tỉnh Tây Ninh, Việt Nam
Website: http://bhasura.dhamma.org
Email: [email protected]
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The official website for students in Vietnam is: "vipassana.vn"
For the convenience of students to register, this course schedule will start receiving applications from 5:00 am
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 22 Oct - 02 Nov | 10-Day | In Progress | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| Apply | 08 Nov - 11 Nov | Work Period | Servers - Open | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
| Apply | 11 Nov - 02 Dec | 20-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Women - Wait List Servers - Men - Open | Tây Ninh |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
| 14 Dec - 17 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 14 Nov | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 17 Dec - 28 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 17 Nov | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 04 Jan - 07 Jan | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 05 Dec | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 07 Jan - 18 Jan | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 07 Dec | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 25 Jan - 28 Jan | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 26 Dec | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 28 Jan - 08 Feb | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Dec | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 15 Feb - 18 Feb | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 16 Jan | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 18 Feb - 01 Mar | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Dec | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 07 Mar - 10 Mar | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 05 Feb | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 10 Mar - 31 Mar | 20-Day | Applications accepted starting 10 Dec | Tây Ninh |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 12 Apr - 15 Apr | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 12 Mar | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 15 Apr - 26 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Mar | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 03 May - 06 May | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 03 Apr | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 06 May - 17 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 06 Apr | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 31 May - 03 Jun | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 30 Apr | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 03 Jun - 14 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 May | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 23 Jun - 26 Jun | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 23 May | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 26 Jun - 05 Jul | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 26 Apr | Tây Ninh |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 12 Jul - 15 Jul | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 12 Jun | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 15 Jul - 26 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Jun | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 01 Aug - 04 Aug | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 01 Jul | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 04 Aug - 25 Aug | 20-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 May | Tây Ninh |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 01 Sep - 04 Sep | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 01 Aug | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 04 Sep - 13 Sep | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 04 Jul | Tây Ninh |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 20 Sep - 23 Sep | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 20 Aug | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 23 Sep - 04 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 23 Aug | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 11 Oct - 14 Oct | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 11 Sep | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
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| 14 Oct - 25 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 14 Sep | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 04 Nov - 15 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Oct | Tây Ninh |
Due to local restrictions, currently, the center cannot accept non-Vietnamese citizens. |
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| 22 Nov - 25 Nov | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 22 Oct | Tây Ninh |
For old students For Vietnamese old students only |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
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://bhasura.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
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.
Work Periods have been set aside to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects. All Old Students are welcome to apply. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. On selected evenings, there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
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.
