Lanna Meditation and Kruba Chao Sriwichai’s Meditation

Abstract

This article aims to present knowledge about Lanna meditation and Kruba Chao Sriwichai's meditation. The word Kammatthana means the emotion that is the basis for meditation. A place of effort to train the mind or methods of training the mind in Buddhism. The importance of meditation is that it is a tool for purifying defilements. Divided into two types: samatha meditation and vipassana meditation. When the Buddhism came to Lanna there has been a mix of existing beliefs and beliefs. Until it became a characteristic of Buddhism in Lanna and meditation practices of Lanna that have specific characteristics. The style of meditation practice in Lanna is based on the Visuddhimagga scripture. Flower offerings were said and say a five-part request for forgiveness, using rosary beads as a tool for practice. This practice of using rosary beads was influenced by the Burmese during the period when they ruled Chiang Mai. In the era when Kruba Chao Sriwichai influenced the way of thinking and the monastic social system in Lanna. Until there was a dispute with the modern Sangha that brought in a centralized form of Sangha governance. Kruba Srivichai still firmly adheres to his practice of meditation and the meditation that Kruba Srivichai uses to teach is only one book, which is “Kammathana Rom” only.