Vipassana Kammatthana.pdf

ng to the tables show in nåmakama håna stage, throughout every row (ie. sequence of mental
process). Meditate on all 6 lines such as rËparammaˆa line. Meditate on internal and external
alternately; then gradually meditate until the 40 ways of discerning are finished. The meditat
or must meditate for 40 times.
Similarly, meditate on all the 40 anupassanå one after another, from the successive pasts till
the last future life by the 5 khandha method. There are also 40 times (of meditation). Howeve
r it is better if able to meditate more. Meditate on internal and external.
If the meditator wants, he can meditate on these 40 ways of discerning by nåmarËpa metho
d. Meditate on all 6 types of v¥thi such as cakkhudvåra v¥thi by the nåmarËpa method, internal
ly and externally alternately. Then the meditator can meditate on the successive past lives till
the last future life by the nåmarËpa method. Meditate on both internal and external. Meditate
for many times, again and again.
PAÑÑÓBHÓVANÓ CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED
eva◊ kålena rËpa◊ kålena arËpa◊ sammasitvåpi tilakkhaˆa◊ åropetvå anukka
mena pa ipajjamåno eko paññåbhåvana◊ sampådeti. (Vism.xx.§705)
anukkamenåti udayabbayañåˆådhigamånukkamena paññåbhåvana◊ sampådeti
arahatta◊ adhigacchati. (Vism, mahåt¥kå.II.405)
If the meditator meditates vipassanå by the 5 khandha method or if possible by the 12 åyata
na method, 18 dhåtu method as well and by nåmarËpa method on -
1. Sometimes just rËpa only
2. Sometimes just nåma only
3. Sometimes rËpa and nåma paired together or in another way:
1. Sometimes on just rËpa only
2. Sometimes on just vedanå only
3. Sometimes on just saññå only
4. Sometimes on just sa∫khåra only
5. Sometimes on just viññåˆa only
6. Sometimes on internal
7. Sometimes on external
8. Sometimes on past, future, present in internal and external
9. Sometimes anicca characteristic
10. Sometimes dukkha characteristic
11. Sometimes anatta characteristic,
and if he practises vipassanå meditation like that according to the stages of vipassanå ñåˆa
might then paññå bhåvanå can be accomplished = arahatta phala can be attained. If it is not ye
t accomplished then it is necessary to meditate for many times, again and again.
If not able to accomplish it then one can switch to meditate by rËpasattaka method and arËp
a sattaka method.
RÚPASATTAKAVIPASSANÓ METHOD OF MEDITATION
ådånanikkhepanato, vayovu∂∂hatthagåmito;
åhårato ca ututo, kammato cåpi cittato;
dhammatårËpato satta, vitthårena vipassati. (Vism.xx.§706)
1. ÓDÓNANIKKHEPARÚPA METHOD
Meditate vipassanå on the three characteristics alternately of rËpa that exist in the period be
tween pa isandhi and cuti, internally and externally.
2. VAYOVUflflHATTHAGA‹MA METHOD
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