A Significant Manners of Meditation Practice for Enlightenment of Buddha’s Disciples in Buddha’s age

Abstract

The article emphasizes on studying the significant manners of Dhamma delivering  such as Dhamma dialogue etc. effecting to enlightenment and Vipassanā simile as boat and body’s energy as main tools for attaining the enlightenment.

    The Buddha had delivered the truth teaching which is the knowledge aiming at problems solution of lifes and society for better level. It credits human abilities and potentials for abandons difficulties without any helps from outside power. Generally, to bring such knowledge of Buddhism for any solution, it needs the right instructor as well as the correct tools for self-training and understanding the true teaching of Buddhism with complete knowledge leading to Magga and Phala or Nibbāna. The necessary tools for practice in Buddhism are divided into 2 ways; Samathayānika or those who start from tranquility as the main task and Vipassanāyānika or those who start from insight as main task. The frist type refers to practitioner who meditates until entering into second absorption which is able to support insight leading into advance quickly through meditation’s power. The Buddha compare such practice as the one who takes boat or raft to across the river easier while those who start from insight only as those who cross the river by swimming must spend a lot of energy of their arms, which need great efforts more than usual. These two types of practice which aim at Nibbāna, the last station will be successful with the hard study and listening Dhamma to solve problems of life as well as end up all suffering.