Author affiliation: Mahamonkut Buddhis University (MBU)
關鍵詞
Practice; Managemen; Key successes; Mahāsī Meditation Centre
摘要
This research article aims to spread the method of meditation taught by the late Mahāsī Sayādaw for the sake of the people and share the Mahāsī Meditation Centre how to manage the centre and why it becomes successful based on SWOT analysis. The methodology of this research article is qualitative approach including in-depth interview with the Centre Meditation Master and interview 60 practitioners. After Myanmar had an independence on July 4, 1948 the role of the insight meditation became prosperous with learning side by side. There are appeared many meditation centres which gave priority to the insight meditation. Among them, the effective and earliest meditation centre was the Mahāsī Meditation Centre headed by the Mahāsī Sayādaw. The Venerable Mahāsī Sayādaw had delivered the insight meditation for 33 years. The method taught by Mahāsī Sayādaw is satipaṭṭhāna that is good and right. The study shows that Mahāsī Sayādaw and Mahāsī Meditation Centre are benefit not only Myanmar people but also people around the world who are interested in insight meditation. The practice, management, and key successes in Mahāsī Meditation Centre in this article are to gain meditation benefits, to a successful organization, and also key successes which support Mahāsī Meditation Centre to be a successful one.
目次
1. Introduction 324 2. Vipassanā 324 3. The Practice Method 325 4. Management of Administration of the centre 330 5. SWOT Analysis 332 6. Key Successes of Mahāsī Meditation Centre 335 7. Conclusion 336
