The Development of Vipassanā Meditation Center “Sati-Rimnam Aram Tun Ru” for Promotion of the Peaceful Urban Community by Buddhist Peaceful Means
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The research articled aimed at the following objectives: 1) investigating the context, problem conditions, needs, and methods for establishing the Sangha Institute of Vipassana Meditation; 2) analyzing the Buddhist peaceful means and proposing the development process for the Vipassana meditation center called " Sati-Rimnam Aram Tun Ru” in order to build peaceful urban communities through Buddhist peaceful means. The study employed action research method, consisting of: 1) field study through participant and non-participant observation; 2) participation in the community; 3) the implementation of Sappāya within the area; and 4) development evaluation. The key informants included 1) 5 representatives from the area; 2) 3 representatives from government agencies; and 3) 3 specialists.
The study found that 1) Wat Mai (Yai Paen) was built around 1847 during the reign of King Rama III, located in Bangkok Noi District, Bangkok. There is an unsystematic teaching of Vipassana due to the unfavorable environment inside the temple. The request for establishing the Vipassana meditation center must follow the procedures of the National Buddhism Office; 2) Buddhist peaceful methods conducive to the development of Vipassana meditation center include the principle of Sappāya (four suitable things); and 3) The development process for the Vipassana meditation center called “Sati-Rimnam Aram Tun Ru”, comprising 4 aspects namely, (1) Suitable abode, including Big Cleaning Day activity, cleaning, painting, and replacing damaged doors and windows; (2) Suitable food, including providing food containers, food table, and offering clean food; (3) Suitable person, including educating volunteers who provide facilitation to practitioners and taking care of things; and (4) Suitable Dhamma through 4 activities, namely Saṅghadāna (providing offering to the Sangha), New Year chanting, Māgha Pūjā (or Makha Bucha Day), and Cho-Sa-Ard Novices project. All of this is led by monks teaching Vipassana meditation based on Satipaṭṭhāna (the four foundations of mindfulness). A new body of knowledge obtained from the study is “Sati-Rimnam Aram Tun Ru” model.
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