An Analytical Study of Meditation Teaching of Phrarajasaṁvarañāña (Puth Thāniyo)

Abstract

         This article aim was to study the meditation teaching of Phrarajasaṁvarañāña (Puth Thāniyo) by implementing an analysis, and give the way of practicing. This research was qualitative research made from the study of all collected documentaries. A result of this study was found that Samadhi means mind concentrating on one wholesome emotion with wisdom to understand things as they really are. This concentration was proper to be used at work. Samadhi was divided into three levels. The first was momentary concentration (Khanika-samādhi), a basic concentration as seen in common men for their life to do work.  The second was neighborhood concentration (upacara-samādhi), higher concentration to cease five hindrances. The third was attainment concentration (appana-samādhi), the highest concentration. The developing of concentration covered two types: concentration Development (samatha-bhāvanā) to make mind peaceful and concentrated and Insight Development (vipassana-bhāvanā) to grow wisdom to learn a form and mind as Three Characteristics. Thus, to develop concentration was a way to train human mind. The goal  of  his developing meditation to applied in daily life. The first was the major or highest purpose of developing concentration, i.e. freedom including: Mental freedom (ceto-vimutti), and Freedom by wisdom (paññā-vimutti).  The first came from practicing Samatha and the second came from practicing Vipassanā.  The other purpose of developing concentration stressed on using the concentration to develop various aspects in the daily life. There was the daily use of concentration in manyaspects : mental development, development of a body, behavior, wisdom, and societies.