Understanding Dhammakāya and Defilements in Meditation : หน้า 222/263
The Buddha’s First Teaching : หน้า 222/263 Explore the concepts of Dhammakāya, defilements, and their relation to meditation and enlightenment practices.
The text provides an in-depth examination of the Dhammakāya concept, explaining various levels such as Dhammakāya Anāgāmi, Gotrabhu, and Sakidāgāmi. It discusses the nature of defilements and how arahants are free from them. The Dhamma Body is emphasized as free from defilements and the mechanics of attaining this state. References are made to the Dhammacakka and its significance in guiding practitioners towards liberation, along with the importance of the Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta in elucidating the path to Nirvana. The text intricately connects meditation practices with insights into overcoming unwholesome behaviors, underscoring the transformative power of deep meditation.
หัวข้อประเด็น
-Dhammakāya concept -defilements in Buddhism -meditation practices -Dhamma Body -Dhammacakka significance -relationship between meditation and enlightenment -gradations of spiritual attainment
ข้อความต้นฉบับในหน้า
deep meditation 114
defilement 122: different, for each
inner body 135; of Angelic Body 135;
of Dhammakāya Anāgāmi 137; of
Dhammakāya Gotrabhu 136; of
Dhammakāya Sakidāgāmi 136,
137; of Dhammakāya Sotapana 136-
7; of Form-Brahma Body 135-6; of
Formless-Brahma Body 136; of
Physical Human Body 135
defilements: arahants free of 101;
Dhamma Body free from 112; invul-
nerable to as result of attaining
Dhammakāya 111; knowledge of
the path out of 18; sequential up-
rooting 135; subtle 40,88, 137; tran-
scending 110
delusion 135, 136, 137
denizens blundering back into
hell - {metaphor for sensual indul-
gence 30}
Dependent Origination, the Links
of 16
Dhamma Body 107, 122, 134: differ-
entiated by residual subtle defile-
ments 108; free from defilements
112
Dhamma, Sphere of (see Pathama
Magga Sphere)
Dhamma-eye 109-10, 140-1
Dhammacakka: as royal chariot 16;
carries practitioner to liberation 17;
comparable to wheel of Universal
Monarch, 183-6; facilitated attain-
ment of 175; personal attainment of
175; structure of 14, 16, 43-4; trans-
port to Nirvana 43; vehicle to trans-
port us to Nirvana 185-6; weapon
to execute defilements 176, 185
Dhammacakkapavattana Sutta
15ff., 27ff.: as master plan 10, 186,
189-90; brevity of 183; chanting of
10-11, 209-16; concerns relationship
between three components 44; ex-
panded upon over next 45 years 17;
importance of, 189-90; main issues
17-25, 27ff.; outcome of 177, 205-7;
recording of 17, 189; swift attain-
ment resulting from previous medi-
tation 187
dhammakāya 12, 21, 102, 107: as
true self 110; allows seeing and
knowing 110; as body of enlighten-
ment 109; attainment allows un-
wholesome behaviour to be over-
come 111; attainment makes one in-
vulnerable to defilements 111; ex-
plained by Phramongkolthepmuni
102; explains mechanism of Bud-
dha's enlightenment 111; knowl-
edge of disappeared 500 years after
Buddha 103; mind characteristics
138; mind structure 138
Dhammakāya Anāgāmi: Coarse,
108, 134; Subtle, 108, 134; defile-
ments, of 137
Dhammakāya Arahat: Coarse,
108, 135; Subtle, 108, 135
Dhammakāya Eye (see Dhamma-
eye)
Dhammakāya Gotrabhu: Coarse,
108, 134; defilements of 136; Sub-
tle, 108, 134
Dhammakāya Sakidāgāmi: Coarse, 108, 134; defilements of 137; Subtle 108, 134
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