An Analysis of the Lower Fetters Abandonment in the Practice of Vipassana Meditation

Abstract

The objectives of this article were 1) to study the Lower Fetters Abandonment in Theravada scriptures, and 2) to analyze the Lower Fetters Abandonment for insight meditation practice. It was documentary research. The collected data was summarized, and compiled by descriptive report. The research findings indicated that The analysis of the Lower Fetters Abandonment abandoning in practicing Vipassana meditation can be summarized as follows: 1) the practitioner who are wise in Noble Dhamma, brave and knowing how to escape from the self-views happened  can abandon the self-view, 2) meditator who is free from the doubt on Buddha, the Dhamma, and the Sangha and develops insight meditation for observing whatever happens as they are, can eliminate skeptical doubt; 3) a wise meditator who detaches the clinging that all beings can attain purity through rituals, follows Noble Eightfold Path can abandon wrong ritual and practice, 4) a wise meditator who negates any sensual pleasure by following morality, concentration and wisdom, being thoughtful, and develops impurity meditation, knowing the rise of sensual pleasure, can abandon sensual pleasure, 5) a wise meditator who knew ill will, malice, cultivating the insight by observing whatever happens with knowledge as its true nature, non self, can  cease away all  malice.