Rockhill Meditation Center

The Rockhill Hermitage is a NON - PROFIT Government approved charitable foundation. It is an International Retreat centre for the practice and learning of Meditation and Buddhist Studies. It is easily accessible from Kandy, located deep within the untroubled countryside of Sri Lanka's central mountain region. The climate is mild and pleasant. Visitors are surrounded by an abundance of flora and fauna with natural spring water on site.
The Hermitage is situated on a mountainside and consists of a monastery, a men's area, a nunnery and a women's area. It has a large meditation hall.
A library and a number of caves and student houses are scattered throughout the peaceful 15-acre grounds. The name Rockhill refers to the impressive boulders and rocks which form some of the caves.
The Rockhill Hermitage is one of the few retreat centers in Sri Lanka where it is possible for women to live alone in small cottages within natural surroundings.
Intensive meditation courses are held for ten days at the beginning of every month. Arrangements can also be made for individual retreats of indefinite periods. The founder and teacher, Venerable P. Kassapa (Bhante) taught Vipassana Mediation and the Dhamma for more than 35 years. He teaches in English and Sinhala.