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🧘 1. Mahasi Meditation Center (Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha) – Yangon

Founded by: Sayadaw U Mahasi

Focus: Vipassanā (Insight) Meditation using “noting” technique

Who Can Join: Locals and international students

Known For: Structured retreats, Dhamma talks, and monastic discipline

  • Address: No. 16, Sasana Yeiktha Road
    Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma)

🧘‍♂️ 2. Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Center – Yangon & Hmawbi

Founded by: Sayadaw U Janaka (Chanmyay Sayadaw)

Focus: Vipassanā meditation in the Mahasi tradition

Known For: Teaching in English; very welcoming to foreigners

Branches: Also in Hmawbi and internationally

🧘‍♂️ 3. Pa Auk Forest Monastery – Mawlamyine, Mon State

Founded by: Pa-Auk Sayadaw

Focus: Both Samatha (concentration) and Vipassanā (insight)

Environment: Deep forest monastery ideal for long-term practice

International Appeal: Hundreds of monks, nuns, and laypeople from across the world

Address

Pa-Auk Forest Monastery (Main)
c/o Major U Khan Sain (Rtd)
653 Lower Main Road
Mawlamyine, Mon State, Myanmar
📞 Tel: +95 57 27853 / +95 57 27548
📧 Email: paauktawya.main@gmail.com
🌐 Website: www.paaukforestmonastery.org

🧘‍♂️ 4. Shwe Oo Min Dhamma Sukha Yeiktha – Yangon

Founded by: Sayadaw U Tejaniya

Focus: Mindfulness in daily life, informal style

Known For: More relaxed, awareness-based teaching method; especially popular among Westerners

🧘‍♂️ 5. Panditarama Meditation Center – Yangon & Bago

Founded by: Sayadaw U Pandita (disciple of Mahasi Sayadaw)

Focus: Intensive Vipassanā retreats with strict schedules

International Center: Bago branch (Panditarama Forest Center) is the most popular for foreigners

  • Address: 80-A Than Lwin Road, Bahan Township, Yangon Division, Myanmar

  • Phone: +95 1 535 448, +95 1 705 525

  • Email: com2panditarama@gmail.com

🧘‍♂️ 6. Dhamma Joti Vipassana Center (S.N. Goenka Tradition) – Yangon

Affiliated With: S.N. Goenka’s global Vipassanā movement

Focus: 10-day courses in the U Ba Khin tradition

Free of charge: Donation-based

International Access: Courses taught in English and Burmese

  • Address: Wingabar Yele Kyaung, Nga Htat Gyi Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon 11201, Myanmar

  • Phone: +95 1 546660, +95 1 549290

  • Email: info@joti.dhamma.org

  • Website: joti.dhamma.org

🧘‍♂️ 7. Thabarwa Center – Thanlyin, Yangon Region

Founded by: Sayadaw Ashin Ottamasara

Focus: Meditation, compassionate service, care for the sick and elderly

Known For: Open to everyone, even those without resources

Unique Offering: Combines meditation with social service

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