The Mantra Recitation in order to Meditation Cultivating Leading to Vipassana Practice

Abstract

This academic article aims to analyze Mantra Recitation in order to Meditation Cultivating Leading to Vipassana Practice. The Buddha’s words recitation or chanting is beneficial to Buddhists as merit. Even though routine exercises, studies, and recitation or chanting did not have a particular Buddha’s order, but his disciples laid down as ‘Vatta’ later. If any Buddhist follows, it will bring about prosperity, but if not, there is no disciplinary actions, rather they will not get merit from Triple Gem refuge. At the present, there is a Sangh’s penalty to the monks who did not follow because of routine breaking, that is, the unity of Sangha within their own monastery. Conducting morning and evening chanting has been seen as the Buddha attendant, and listening his teaching found in chanted discourses. Buddha’s word chanting is one among 10 routine conducts of Buddhists. It can be said that the wise disciple in the past, has done great value to next generations. Recitation refers to the Buddha’s words, used to spread of Buddhism, the reciter or listeners from human world, the gods, and the Brahma world, all appreciate to such powerful and ineffable recitation. In addition, the mantra recitation also mentions to the Buddha’s grace of great compassion, purity and wisdom. It is considered as enhancing the dignity to life, relieving desires as taught by Buddha, Sangha and Arahant. It also sharpens the mind, setting the mind on wholesome states, united, strong, confident, not shaky, not distracted, being in still state or Samadhi which later leading to Samādhindriya, Samādhibala, Sammāsamādhi, Samādhisambojjhanga, which is the process of noble path. After that with mindfulness, the meditator observes all objects happening in present moment, interring into Noble Eightfold Path, realizing everything as they really were, and finally attaining the liberation, Nibbana, which the end of suffering.