The Power of Meditations from Ancient Buddhist Manuscripts

Abstract

This academic article aims to explore  “The Power of Meditations in Ancient Buddhist Scriptures''. According to the study, the power of mind as one is gathered in a state of pure liberation from Nīvaraṇadhamma respectively. In that order, Samādhi which is recorded as Pālimuttaka in various ancient Buddhist scriptures. These are all purposes for the posterities to have a body of knowledge  and comprehending Buddhist teachings related to meditation practice until reaching the inner experience of meditative knowledge. These phenomena are more astonishing than any body of knowledge in the world which can be proven by scientific means such as traveling to hell, to heaven across the realm, remembrance of the past,  considering the birth and the extinction of all beings. Vijjā is enlightenment or the magic knowledge divided on the basis of 3 knowledge, then they can be expanded in an extraordinary way until attaining 8 knowledge or the development of meditation, which is the fundamentality of Abhiññā namely the other six great knowledge. All these unimaginable powers arise from the vigor of the meditation and mindfulness until the wisdom is lit up with pure mind that meditators are able to pass to the heavens, attain paths, results, and Nibbāna.