A Study of Prticacal Method for Enlightenment in DighanakhaSutta

Abstract

This article has the objectives; 1) to study the story and significance of Buddha teaching found of Dīghanakhasutta and 2) to study principle of insight development for enlightenment in Dīghanakhasutta. This study is a qualitative research. From the study, it found that;

Principle of insight development for enlightenment in Dīghanakhasutta was found that according to eightfold noble path right view caused by the heard from others (Paratoghosa) and proper attention (Yonisomanasikāra) was main key for realization, one must abandon wrong views causing quarrel, affray and then follow the right views for realizing four noble truths. By following the four foundations of mindfulness. After that he must abandon bodily attachment by observing thirty-two characteristics of body as dirty, impurity, disgusting, heap of disease etc. in order to give up bodily indulgence. The next step was to abandon three feeling attachments. In this step, one must cultivate the insight to see three common characteristics; impermanence, suffering and non-self in all conditioned thing as empty, without essence, conditioned, ending with death as their own natures. When his insight knowledge became perfect, he can abandon all feeling attachment completely. While listening the teaching of Buddha in back side, Ven. Sariputtathera sent his mind focussing on contents of teaching with mindfulness and proper attention then attained enlightenment in the end of discourse. His mind was free from all defilements but Dīghanakha sage entered to stream of enlightenment (Sotapanna), the first state of noble one, then he took the triple gems; Buddha, Dhamma and Sangha as his refuges and committed himself to be Buddhist laity (Upasaka).