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Abstract
This Thesis has three objectives, namely : - to study Samatha-Pubbaṅgamanaya in Theravada Buddhist Scriptures, to study Phradhamsinghaburācārya’s forms and patterns of the Kammathāna practicing and to study the Samatha-Pubbaṅgamanaya Meditation Practice according to Phradhamsinghaburācārya’s Teaching by studying the data from The Three Baskets, The Commentaries, Visuddhimagga Scripture, the academic documentarys and the other related texts by bringing them to be composed and explained.
From the study, it is found that Samatha-Pubbaṅgama-Vipassanā is the development of the Insight Meditation beginning with Samatha. After reaching the Upacāra Samadhi or Appanā Samadhi, the mind is “ekaggata” and not be confused with the power of Nekkhamma, Samathayānika develops the Insight Meditation in Nāma-Dhamma. The fixation of mind to know the Jhāna’s organ and Sampayutta Dhamma. When one fixes one’s mind to know Nāma Dhamma, one will fix his mind to know both Rūpa Dhamma and Nāma Dhamma in some ways, or when the practice comes out of Jhāna-Samāpatti, he must know the arising of the 6 A̅yatanas as being Anicca, Dukkha and Anatta.
From the study, it is found that Phradhamsinghaburācārya’s forms and patterns of the Kammathāna practicing is Samatha-Pubbaṅgama-Vipassanā but because of the Venerable taught the practicers to practice Satipaṭṭhāna 4 as well, therefore Phradhamsinghaburācārya’s forms and patterns of the Kammathāna practicing is also called Yugganatthanaya.
From the study the Samatha-Pubbaṅgamanaya Meditation Practice according to Phradhamsinghaburācārya’s Teaching, it is found that the Venerable emphasized the Sammāsamādhi for developing the Insight Meditation, beginning with the chanting of the Mantra, developing of Sati and Sampajañña, the fixing to know the 4 Iriyāpathas, the minor ones which is of the special characteristic, developing the Samatha Bhāvanā in the beginning and then developing the Insight Meditation.
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