A Study of the Determination Method in Aneñjābhisankhāra for Vipassana Practice

Abstract

This article aimed to study (1) Aneñjābhisankhāra in Theravada Buddhism, 2) the method for determining Aneñjābhisankhāra in the practice of Vipassana meditation. This was documentary research by studying the information from Tipitaka, commentaries and related scriptures, the received data was revised, recorrected, and summed up with descriptive and content analysis. The research’s findings were as follows:

1) Aneñjābhisankhāra refers to a well-established state of mind, not shaken by any hindrance defilements causing the rise of Arupavacara relied on the development of meditation, namely Kasina, Anapanasati, and Arūpajhana, and this Arupajhana attainment provides the supreme virtues such as five Abhinna etc., it also is used as a base for insight practice, and helps quick realization. If one has not yet attained the Noble path, fruits, or Nibbana in the present, he will be born in Brahma world.

2) The method for determining Aneñjābhisankhāra for Vipassana meditation was seen that one practices meditation using Kasina, Anapanasati meditation until he has attained 4 Arupajhana enabling to suppress defilements, but not to uproot them completely. Arupajhana essentially is great mind with refined in which can lead man to cling the pleasure within Jhana. But when taking this type of Jhana as the base for the insight investigation called Vpassanapubbangasamatha or insight practice by using Samatha at first and then the practitioner starts to observe name and forms which include the component of Jhana until he experienced Three Common Manner, destroying all desires, and finally he will gain supreme virtue, namely 3 Wisdom, 6 Abhinna, and 4 Patisambhidanana. If one had attained Anagami or Arahanta, he will be able to enter Nirodhasamāpatti.