Abstract

                 This thesis has three objectives: to study the dhamma taught in Anumānasutta, to study how insight meditation is taught in the Theravādā Buddhist Scriptures and to study how insight meditation is practiced in Anumānasutta. Clarified and analyzed data are taken from the Theravāda Buddhist scriptures namely, the Tipitaka, Buddhist commentaries, Tīga, academic texts and other related scriptures such as the Visuddhimagga then composed, explained in details, corrected and verified by Buddhist scholars.

                 The study found that Anumānasutta was collected and compiled by Dhammasangāhaka Thera (the compiters of the scriptures). It is a verse appeared in the Majjhimanikāya (Collection of Middle-length Discourses). The main teachings in this Sutta stated about the 16 kinds of those who can be taught easily. Basically, this refer to those who would have to be able to suppress their own mind, is respectful with mild-mannered, no anger and is wise in abandoning opinionated, which is an obstacle to being an easy person to teach.  This is an obvious benefit to be used in the present societies and is the dhamma that should be practiced to the most because this teaching is about attaining the virtue while can also help practitioners to abandon detriment. This is like the main key that would disclose practitioners to many kinds of virtues that can liberate them.

                 The Insight meditation is the method for mind-training so that practitioners gain the wisdom to understand thoroughly the Rūpa and Nāma in the four Satipatthana; Kayanupassana is an awareness of the body-something experienced as breath and flesh and bone. Vedananupassana is mindfulness of feelings, both bodily sensations and emotions. In meditation, one learns to just observe emotions and sensations come and go, without judgments and without identifying with them. Cittanupassana is mindfulness of mind or consciousness. The “mind” in this foundation is called citta. This is a different mind from the one that thinks thoughts or makes judgments. Citta is more like consciousness or awareness. Dhammanupassana is mindfulness of Dharma. Here we open ourselves to the whole world, or at least the world that we experience

                 From the studying principle of Dhamma that related with Vipassana training in Anumānasutta, it is found that it is the texts which compare us with other that infer us by using principle that appear above. It is principle of development of patience to abandon Akusalas (Evil) such as anger, envy, etc. These principle related with principle that connecting with Vipassana training; the Four efforts (the Four Sammappathāna) and the Five Padhāniyanga.

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