Vipassana Kammatthana.pdf

vedanå group, saññå group, sa∫khåra group, viññåˆa group. The method is similar for past, f
uture, present, internal, external etc.]
The method of meditating vipassanå after having analysed the rËpa one by one existing in a
rËpa kalåpa such as pathav¥, åpo, tejo, våyo etc., and the method of meditating vipassanå afte
r having taken as object one by one of the citta cetasika group such as phassa, vedanå, saññå,
cetanå etc. existing in a mind moment are called anupadadhammavipassanå method.
Among these two methods, visuddimagga (Vism XX, §692) instructed that the meditator w
ho is beginning the meditation should begin with nayavipassanå called kalåpasammasana.
PAÈICCASAMUPPÓDA FACTORS
It is mentioned in visuddhimagga (Vism xx, §694), that pa iccasamuppåda
factors are included in the list of vipassanå insight objects (... dvådasa pa iccasam
uppåda∫gåni etc.)
SappaccayanåmarËpavasena tilakkhaˆa◊ åropetvå vipassanå
pa ipå iyå 'anicca◊ dukkha◊ anattå'ti sammasanto vicarati. (mËlapaññåsa a
hakathå. 1.281)
Above reference from mËlapaˆˆåsa commentary also instructed to meditate vipassanå on t
he three characteristics of nåma-rËpa together with the cause according to the stages of vipass
anå insight.
In accordance with these instructions, after having discerned by insight the causal relations
hips between these pa iccasamuppåda
factors, one must meditate sometimes on the nature of anicca, sometimes on the nature
of dukkha, sometimes on the nature of anatta of;
1. sometimes cause,
2. sometimes effect,
meditating as 'anicca', 'dukkha', 'anatta' alternately.
The meditator meditates vipassanå ---
1. sometimes on internal
2. sometimes on external, and among these two;
3. sometimes rËpa
4. sometimes nåma
5. sometimes cause
6. sometimes effects
7. sometimes as anicca
8. sometimes as dukkha
9. sometimes as anatta
10. sometimes as asubha,
on the three characteristics alternately.
Asubhå bhavetabbå rågassa pahånåya. (meghiya sutta, udåna påli).
In meghiya sutta the Buddha had instructed to practise asubha meditation to remove råga (l
ust); and similarly instructed in vijaya sutta (khuddaka. 1.308) to paractise asubha meditation
to eradicate råga. Among the three characteristics, asubha is "surrounding" dukkhånupassanå.
This vipassanå meditation should be practised on present five khandha.
Furthermore in tepariva adhammadesanå such as anattalakkhaˆa sutta, the Buddha had inst
ructed to meditate vipassanå on past five khandha and future five khandha. In accordance to t
hese instructions take note that one must meditate vipassanå on past khandha and future khan
dha similar to the method of meditating vipassanå on present khandha.
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