An Analysis of Teaching and Practice of Insight Meditation of PhraAjarnMunBhuridatto

Abstract

Research report on title “An Analysis of Teaching and Practice of Insight Meditation of Phra-ajarnMunBhuridatto” aims; 1) tostudy of teaching and practice of PhraAjarnMunBhuridatto, 2) to study of influence of teaching and practice of PhraAjarnMunBhuridatto to Thai society, 3) to study of value of teaching and practice of PhraAjarnMunBhuridatto. The research is qualitative research by interview to collect field datum.

     The result found that:

     His teaching and practice of meditation are of two types; 1) the teaching which composed  by him as Khandhavimuttisamungi and Dharma narrative, 2) the teaching which recorded by pupil as Muttothai. The technique in his practice of meditation is grouped in the school of “Buddho” meditating according to practical method of four foundations of mindfulness (satipatthana).

     The influence of his teaching and meditation to Thai society is divided two major areas as; 1) influence to the Order in both Dhammayuttika and Mahanikaya sects, 2) influence on both local and foreign Buddhist.

            The value of teaching and meditation caused by his practice such as strictest to Dhamma and Discipline and practice of meditation resulting the Dharma center of PhraAjarnMun lineage was organized in both Dhammayuttika and Mahanikaya sects of Buddhism