Analysis of the method of practising Vipassana meditation of Phra Sopana Mahathera (Mahasi Sayadaw) in Myanmar

Abstract

The article has objectives to 1) study the practice of Vipassana Meditation in
Myanmar, 2) study the practice of Vipassana Meditation of Phra Sophon Maha Thera (Maha
Sisayadaw) in Myanmar and 3) to bring knowledge about the practice of Vipassana
Meditation of Phra Sophon Maha Thera (Maha Sisayadaw) in Myanmar, to create a
knowledge set to disseminate to those who practice dharma. This is the qualitative
research, using document and interviewing as tools to collect data.

1) The practice of Vipassana Meditation in Myanmar was found that the pattern
of dharma practice or a way to develop Vipassana meditation and there were several of
well-known meditation centers each of them had many people practiced yearly, like the
center of Phra Sophon Maha Thera (Maha Sisayadaw), the center of Ajahn Goenka and the
center of Phaok international, Torya, the city of Mor La Mieng.

2) The practice of Vipassana Meditation of Phra Sophon Maha Thera (Maha
Sisayadaw) in Myanmar was the practice of the Maha Satipatthana Sutra which
consisted of Kayanupassana Satipatthana, Vedananupassana Satipatthana,
Cittanupassana Satipatthana, Dhammanupassana Satipatthana by using the word
"Phongdae Pengdae". And

3) bringing knowledge about the practice of Vipassana Meditation of Phra
Sophon Maha Thera (Maha Sisayadaw) in Myanmar, to create a knowledge set to
disseminate to those who practice dharma was found that there were curriculum (course
set), manual and textbook as guideline of the Vipassana meditation practice for monks,
novices, upasaka, upasikas and to those who were interested in practicing the Dharma
in the same manner.