The VRI is adjacent to the Vipassana International Academy (VIA), known as Dhamma Giri located in Igatpuri, a small town about 136 km from Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra, India.

内观研究所与内观国际学院（VIA）——法岗相邻，法岗位于印度马哈拉施特拉省（state of Maharashtra）的一个小镇伊格德布里（Igatpuri），距孟买136公里。

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Even more magical than the Dhamma Giri experience may be the location, just three hours northeast from Mumbai (formerly called Bombay).

BBC: Following the Buddha around Bombay

At the end of the rainy season, the hilltop Dhamma Giri meditation centre in the small Maharashtran town of Igatpuri glistens.

BBC: Following the Buddha around Bombay

Today there are 13 retreat centres across the state -- including Dhamma Giri and one right in Mumbai, the Dhamma Pattana Vipassana Centre -- which are open to international visitors as well as locals.

BBC: Following the Buddha around Bombay