A Study of Parivasakamma Retreat Effecting to Insight Meditation Practice

Abstract

This research article entitled ‘A Study of Parivasakamma Retreat Effecting to Insight Meditation Practice’ aims at study Parivasakamma in Buddhist scripture and to study of Parivasakamma retreat effecting to insight meditation practice. It is a documentary work. From the study, it revealed that Parivasakamma means reimbursement, probation performance, it is the name of Vutthanavidhi or the way out of offences which is the first process done by Bhikkhus who have committed any offense called as Sanghadisesa and hid it, wishing to exit from such offense. They must practice the probation by number of hidden days. The duties of Parivasa Bhikkhu consist of 94 themes. Sanghadisesa is solvable offence or Satekiccha which means curable or solvable. It can be translated the performance which requires Sangha in beginning and the rest, that is to say it requires probation performance as much as the hidden days including number of probation 6 nights. Both steps need Sangha’s permission, after that at least 20 Bhikkhus gather in assembly declaring the end of Sanghadisesa. The last step is Ñatti citation 1 time, with 3 Anusavana called as Ñatticatutthakammavaca then that Bhikkhu will be free from probation.