Abstract

                      The  Study of  Majjhimāpaṭipadā  in the Mahāgopāla-Sutta  is of  3 objectives, namely :-     1) To  study  the  Doctrinal  Principles  in the Mahāgopāla-Sutta   2) To  study  the  principle  of  Majjhimāpaṭipadā  in  the Mahāgopāla-sutta     and  3) To  study  the  principle  of  Vipassanā  in the  Mahāgopāla-Sutta.  This   study   is   carried  out   by   collecting   the   data   from   the   Tipiṭaka, 

Aṭṭhakathā, ṭikā  and  Visuddhimagga  Scripture  all  of  which  are  the  connected  Texts  which  are  composed,  explained  and  verified  by  the  experts.

                      From  the  study,  it  is  found  that  in the Mahāgopāla-Sutta,  the  Buddha  Compared  the  Cow-feeder  who  is  not  clever  with  the  monk  who  is  not  clever,  and  the  Cow-feeder  who  is  clever  with  the  11  virtuous  organs  possessed  by  the  monks    are  Catumahābhūtarūpa,  Caturvisati  Upādāyarūpa,  the  which are of knowledge  of  the  characteristics  of  the  foolish  person   and  the  learned  person,  to  course  Akusala-Vitakka  to be  away,  to hare  Cha-Indriya-Saṁvara,  to  preach  the  Dhamma to course the  listeners,  to  know  how  to  go  to  the  monk  who  is  expert  in  the  Dhamma  and  Vinaya  for  some  knowledge,  to  know  the  meaning  of  the  Dhamma  when  listening  to  the  Dhamma  of  others,  to  know  the  8  Noble Paths,  to  know  the  Catu-Satipaṭṭhāna,  to  know  the  estimation  of  taking  food,  and to  worship  their Monks,  to  the  long  period  of  time  etc.

Majjhimāpaṭipadā is the important principle which appears in the Mahāgopāla-Sutta. It is called the way of practice to get rid of all kind of suffering. They are the way of practice by the Noble  Persons.The Noble Paths consist of 8 organs:- Sammā-Diṭṭhi,which is state of right view classified to be the mental wisdom.Regarding  the other 7 paths,they are the path that support the Sammā-Diṭṭhi.

The practice  of  Vipassanā Bhavana in Buddhism means the practice in Sammā-Sati.  It is to develop with mindfulness on 4 bases :- Kāyanupassanā  Satipatthana is the mindfulness in the body,Vedhanānupassanā Satipatthana is the mindfulness in feeling,Cittanupassanā Satipatthana is the mindfulness in mind and Dhammānupassanā Satipatthana is the mindfulness in Dhamma to practise in 4 Sathipathanas is the only one way to extinguish the existance, the birth and the round of rebirth.