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A Comparative Study of the Way to Practice Vipassanā Bhāvanā of Wat Suan Mokkhabalaram and Ngwee Taung U (Myanmar)
Researcher : Phramaha Puchong Thitadhammo (Saraphanit) date : 01/05/2017
Degree : พุทธศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต(ศาสนาเปรียบเทียบ)
Committee :
  พระมหามงคลกานต์ ฐิตฺธมฺโม
  แสวง นิลนามะ
  ณัทธีร์ ศรีดี
Graduate : ๒๕๕๘
 
Abstract

Abstract

      This thesis is to study of the practice of Vipassanā meditation of Wat Suan Mokkhabalaram and NGWE Taung U (Myanmar), to study of Ānāpānasati and Mahāsatipatthāna-sutta in the Buddhist Scriptures, and to study the way the practice of Mahāsatipatthāna. It is to study from Theravada Buddhist Scriptures; Tipitaka: Pāli Canon, Atthakathā: Commentaries, tikā: Sub-commentaries, Visuddhimagga Scripture, and other related Texts. From the study, it is found that :-

   The way to practice Vipassanā Bhāvanā of Wat Suan Makkhabalaram, it is found that the development calm abiding and then insight, it is the practice Ānāpānasati means the practice of the four foundations of mindfulness; contemplation of the body, the feeling, the mind, and the mental objects. It is the contemplation which consists of ātāpi (ardent), sampajāno (alert), and satimā (mindful), it is both of Samatha and Vipassanā. It emphasizes santutthī: the contentment which is satisfaction with whatever is one’s own; it is to be disciplined one, strong, secured, effected in working, responsible in duty, and making loving-kindness to society. The second way is the practice Vipassanā meditation, the resulting is to know the phenomenon state by wisdom and final is to attain Nibbāna.

The way to practice Vipassanā Bhāvanā of NGWE Taung U (Myanmar), it is found that it emphasizes Vipassanā, when practicing Mahāsatipatthāna continuously he can understand in state of mind-matter which is impermanent, suffering, and non-self. Vedanā: the feeling or sensation, in the development of Vedanānupassanā-satipatthāna is observing feelings in feelings – ardent, alert, and mindful having given up greed & distress with reference to the world, this is called right mindfulness. Observation of body and mind is pleasant, unpleasant or neutral, which is appearing the impermanence, suffering, and non-self. When observing the reality, he can eradicate the attachment of pleasant and unpleasant objects.

The comparison of the way of practice Vipassanā of Vipassanā Bhāvanā of Wat Suan Makkhabalaram and NGWE Taung U (Myanmar), the way of practice Ānāpānasati of Wat Suan Makkhabalaram taught by Phra Dhammakosajarn (Buddhadāsa), the researcher has studied the way of life in Suan Mokkhabalaram, Buddhadāsa hold the principle that “lower living but higher action”. In daily life, Buddhadāsa had dwelled with the contentment and calm. He dwelled the external thing which living, and the thing for propagation Dhamma only which is called lower living. The higher action is action for study, practice and propagation of Buddhism. The practice is the way to attain Magga, Phala, and Nibbāna which is the highest goal. Then, the propagation is to spread of the purified Dhamma. The practice of Ānāpānasati is to develop always mindfulness with activities by observing breathing in and out as sense-objects. The way of practice Vipassanā of NGWE Taung U (Myanmar) is the observation according to Mahāsatipatthāna, it means an interest, thinking, quiet reciting, and all activities which happened in body and mind. It is always mindfulness, knowing all activities as putting mind is observation. Don not let it to be that or this. it will be seen the reality, that means knowing the real state without any analysis and criticism. 

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