PROMOTING THE INDRIYA V FOR THE PRACTICE OF VIPASSANA MEDITATION OF THE PRACTITIONERS AT WAT PHOCHAROENTHAM KHUAN PHO SUBDISTRICT, MUEANG DISTRICT, SATUN PROVINCE

Abstract

This study aims to explore the concepts of Vipassana meditation practice and the Five Spiritual Faculties (Indriya 5) as presented in the Buddhist scriptures, and to analyze the promotion of these faculties in the context of Vipassana practice among practitioners at Wat Phocharoentham, Khuan Pho Subdistrict, Mueang District, Satun Province. This is qualitative research employing in-depth interviews and descriptive narrative presentation. The findings reveal that Vipassana meditation is a crucial method for mental development, fostering insight that leads to liberation from suffering through mindfulness and wisdom. Practitioners observe bodily, emotional, mental, and experiential phenomena based on the Four Foundations of Mindfulness: contemplation of the body, feelings, mind, and mental objects. The Five Spiritual Faculties, as found in the Tipitaka, commentaries, and authoritative Buddhist texts written by scholars and experienced monastic practitioners, are synthesized into two categories: those found in canonical and commentarial texts, and those found in contemporary Buddhist literature. The analysis of the promotion of the Five Spiritual Faculties in Vipassana practice at Wat Phocharoentham highlights four essential components: the role of the practitioner, the role of the teacher, environmental factors, and the processes that support the development of these faculties in meditation practice.