Abstract:
This research paper contains two main objectives; 1) to study contents and important teachings found in Hemavatasutta, and 2) to find out the insight practical method found in Hemavattasutta. It was a documentary work, done by collecting data from Theravada Buddhist texts and other scriptures concerned, then bring to summarize, analyze and finally writing in descriptive type.
The findings of research revealed that Hemavatasutta is a discourse concerning with the dialogue in the form of question and answer between Sātāgirayakkha and the Buddha, at Rajagiha, central state. With this dialogue, Sātāgirayakkha had attained Sotāpanna while Kāliyakkhini who never saw the Buddha before got enlightenment as well by having listened the dialogue dealing with Buddhas virtues. The main teachings found in Hemavatasutta consist of; 1) six sensual organs, 2) five sensual pleasurable objects, 3) Three Trainings, i.e., morality, concentration and wisdom.
In Hemavatasutta, there found the teachings used for insight practice as follows; 1) six inner sensual organs help insight as observing objects for the practitioners to observe six inner organs, i.e., eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind, and six outside organs, i.e., visible objects, sound, smell, taste, and touch, 2) inner five senses which refer to various pleasurable objects including eyes, ears, nose, tongue, tangible body functioning to perceive outside information for example, one without eyes is able to perceive visible objects as well as sensual attachment mentioned, 3) Three Trainings support insight practice by synthesizing Noble Eightfold Path withing one moment of realization, i.e., Sila or morality includes right work, right speech, right livelihood, Samadhi or concentration covering right effort, right mindfulness and right concentration, Panna or wisdom including right view, right perception. The insight meditator must observe feeling as well as manners clearly appearing from 6 sensual doors as they really are, by this way they soon gain best benefits in both of worldly and spirituality, in this life and here after. Three Trainings are in its essence the Noble Path arising within morality, concentration and wisdom ever-reminded by the meditators.