Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

Vimuttimagga 359taught in the Noble Eightfold Path, that is, by following the order of the sevenpurifications.The yogi who wishes to train himself in contemplation, that is, in thehigher training of the mind (adhicittasikkhd), and of wisdom (adhipanndsikkhd),should be one who, having perfected his purity of virtue and exercisedhimself in the control of the sense-faculties (indriya samvara), has wellestablished himself in mindfulness and full awareness (satisampajanna). Concentratingon a contemplation subject of serenity (samatha kammatthana)at first, he should labour to suppress the hindrances and stop distraction. 1 Inthe Patisambhidd Magga (I, 27), it is said that the abandoning of the hindrancesby suppression occurs in him who develops the First jhana (vikkhambhanappahdnahca nivarandnam pathamajjhanam bhavayato)} Of no statebefore the First jhana has it been said by the Blessed One that it is separatefrom sense-desires and separate from other evil states, that is to say, alooffrom the hindrances that obstruct clear vision, by being far from the plane ofthe sensuous (kdmdvacara bhumi)?The whole teaching of the two main Satipatthana Suttas on inner developmentbelongs to the antecedent (mundane) part of the way (pubbabhagamagga)or the antecedent (mundane) part of progress (pubbabhagapatipadd).* Theteaching of these two suttas comprises the preparatory training in contemplation,the development of mundane concentration and insight. It has already been1. D. I, 71: So imind ca ariyena silakkhandhena samannagato imind ca ariyena indriyasamvarenasamannagato imind ca ariyena sati-sampajannena samannagato imdya ca ariyayasantutthiya samannagato vivittam sendsanam bhajati, arahnam rukkha-mularh pabbatamkandaram giri-guham susdnam vana-pattham abbhokdsam paldla-puhjam. So pacchdbhattampindapdta-patikkanto nisidati pallankam dbhujitva ujum kdyarh panidhaya parimukhamsatim upatthapetva.So abhijjham loke pahdya vigatabhijjhena cetasd viharati, abhijjhdya cittam parisodheti.Vydpada-padosam pahdya avydpanna-citto viharati, sabba-pdna-bhuta-hitanukampi vydpadapadosdcittam parisodheti. Thina-middham pahdya vigata-thina-middho viharati, dlokasahhisato sampajdno thina-middha cittam parisodheti. Uddhacca-kukkuccam pahdya anuddhatoviharati, ajjhattam vupasanta-citto uddhacca-kukkucca cittam parisodheti. Vicikicchampahdya tinna-vicikiccho viharati, akathamkathi kusatesu dhammesu vicikicchdya cittamparisodheti.2. Pts.-a. I, 122: Pahcasu pahdnesu yam sasevdle udake pakkhittena ghatena sevdlassa viyatena tena lokiyasamddhind nivaranddinam paccanikadhammdnam vikkhambhanam durikaranarh,idam vikkhambhanapahdnam nama. Vikkhambhanappahdnah ca nivarandnam pathamajjhanambhavayato 'ti nivarandnam yeva pahdnam pdkatatta vuttan, 'ti veditabbam.Nivarandni hi jhanassa pubbabhage 'pi pacchdbhage 'pi na sahasd cittam ajjhottaranti;ajjhotthatesu ca tesu jhanarh parihdyati.3. D. I, 73: So vivicc' eva kdmehi vivicca akusalehi dhammehi savitakkam savicdram vivekajampiti-sukham pathamajjhanam upasampajja viharati.4. Ps. I, 230-31: Keci pana, "Na pdram digunam yantV ti (Sn. 714) dgatanayena, yasmdekavdram nibbdnam gacchati, tasmd ekdyano ti pi vadanti. Tarn na yujjati. Imassa hiatthassa sakirh ayano ti imind byanjanena bhavitabbam. Yadi pana ekarh ayanam assa,ekd gatipavatti ti evam attham yojetva vucceyya, byahjanam yujjeyya; attho pana ubhayathapi na yujjati. Kasmd? Idha pubbabhagamaggassa adhippetatta. Kdyddi-catu-drammanappavattohi pubbabhagasatipatthanamaggo idhadhippeto; na lokuttaro. So ca anekavdrampi ayati, anekah c 1 assa ayanam hoti... .Thero {Tipitaka-Culla-Ndgatthera) cintesi:Amahdkam dcariyo sabbapariyattiko tepitako sutabuddho. Evarupassapi nama bhikkhunoay am panho dlulati. Andgate mama bhatikd imam pahharh dlulissanti. Suttam gahetvaimam pahharh niccalam karissami ti Patisambhiddmaggato, "Ekdyano maggo vuccatipubbabhagasatipatthanamaggo.