Abstract

                 This thesis is of 3 objectives, namely: to study 5 Kāmagunas in Theravāda Buddhist Scriptures, to study the Doctrinal Principles in getting rid of 5 Kāmagunas in Theravāda Buddhist Scriptures and study the method of practicing to get rid of the     5 Kāmagunas in Theravāda Buddhist scriptures. by studying the data from Theravada Buddhist Scriptures, namely: The Three Baskets, The Commentaries, The Sub-commentaries and the connected under scriptures Such as Visuddhimagga Scripture etc. By collecting the data to be analyzed and concluded for the correctness by the experts.

                 From the study, it is found that Kāmaguna means the things which desirable are of 5 types, namely: the form, the sound, the smell, The taste and touch, all of which are the desirable things. The happiness and pleasure arising because of the 5 Kāmagunas are called Kāmasukha, because a person who wishes for Kāmaguna must be of suffering.

                 The Doctrinal principle in getting and of 5 Kāmagunas in Theravāda Buddhist Scriptures is to develop Samattha and Vipassanā. Samatha Bhāvanā is the method of practices to cause the mind to be calm and is Samadhi. In the method of developing Samatha Bhāvanā, one must practice according to the 40 temperaments of Samatha Bhāvanā. Recording the development of the Insight Meditation, the practices must pull the temperaments to the three characteristics and must real the three characteristics according to the fact. Though the development of Samatha and Vipassanā is different, they are helpful to each other to get rid of Five Kāmagunas.

                 The methods of getting away from Kāmaguna are to get rid of it with Tisikkhā, Pahāna, Ᾱyatanas and Vipassanā. To get rid of 5 Kāmagunas with Tisikkhā must consist of the 3 methods, namely: 1) Indriya Saṁvara, 2) Samadhi 3) Panñā. The 5 Pahānas are: 1) Vikkhamphana Pahāna meaning to control the temperaments 2) Tadaṅgapahāna meaning to get rid of the defilement with such organs. 3) Samuchedapahāna meaning to get rid of the defilement completely. 4) Patipassatipahāna meaning to get rid of the defilements with the peace. 5) Nissaranapahāna means to get rid of the defilements. When one précises the Insight Meditation, One can get rid of the defilements and can realize the special fact called Vipassanā and to get rid with Ᾱyatanas. Ᾱyatanas according to fact in the state of seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching and thinking which are the temperaments of the eye, the ear, the nose, the tongue, the body and the mind with the mindfulness, as the controller When the mindfulness in of more power, the wisdom arise according to the fact of the Norm and the Form according to the principle of Tilakkha which is in existence according to the principle of Vipassanā Ñāṇa. To be Phra Ariyabukkhon in Buddhism.

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