A Study of Meditation Teaching Model of Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Center, Kandal Province, Cambodia

Abstract

This article was a part of researcher paper entitled ‘A Study of Meditation Teaching of Vipassana Dhurak Buddhist Center, Kandal Province, Cambodia’ aiming at 2 objectives; 1) to study of the meditation teaching method in Theravadin Buddhism, and 2) to study the meditation teaching method used at Vipassana Dhurak Meditation Center, Kandal province, Cambodia. It was a documentary research. The results of study revealed that the word ‘Kammaṭṭhāna’ refers to the base of works, the mental training. Vipassana refers to insight investigation It also means the knowledge which realizes the Three Common Manners and 10 fetters abandoning and finally leading to Arahantaship attainment. The method of meditation teaching at Vipassana Dhurak Center has been conducted by starting from Samatha investigating on 40 meditative objects such as Kasiṇa and so on, as the basic ground for first absorption up to five absorption (Jhāna) respectively. The official teaching is divided into 3 levels, i.e., Pathama, Madhayama and Uttama. Vipassana master will guide the meditators through giving the sermon concerning on the first absorption in Upacārajhāna, Madhayama sermons after entering the four absorptions, and final level, Uttama, the sermon of 16 Insight Knowledges.