Abstract

This Thesis had the objectives as: To study the Practice of Vipassana Bhavana, to Study Vedhana in the Theravada Buddhist Canon, and to Study the Practicing of Vedhananupassana Satipattana. These were done by gathering Data from the Theravada Tipitaka, related Commentaries, Tikas and Scriptures. Data were then described and audited by Specialists.

The Studies found out that Practicing the Vipassana Bhavana was to follow the Four Foundations of Mindfulness by mindfully comtemplating on the Body, on Feelings, on the Mind and on Mind-Objects accompanying with Three Criteria – the Atapi which is the Perseverance on getting rid of Defilements, the Sampajano which is clear Comprehension on phenomena, the Sattima which is Mindfully aware at the Presence.  When having a continuous and concentrative mindfulness, one could get the Wisdom of Nama-Rupa as being impermanent, suffering, and non-self.  Vedhana is the feelings. In the Samyuttanikaya, Khandhavagga, the Lord Buddha taught the Vedhana as being happy, being unhappy, and neither painful nor pleasurable (the adukkhamasukha). By feeling thus vedhana. 

On proceeding the Vedhananupassana-sattipattanna, the meditator would observe all the feelings rigorously and persistently with Mindfulness. He should be able to clear off affections (Abhijjha) as well as displeasure (Domanassa) on worldly matters.  He practically would be aware of the Internal bodily and mentally feelings as they actually are, with insights on their impermanency, suffering and anatta. Vedhana should be realized just as Vedhana, nothing elae. It is neither beings nor person. Only by acknowledging Vedhana as just a phenomenon under the reality of Tilakkhana, could he evacuate his  own Self from feeling like and dislike and acquire wisdom.