[Chan]

Thank you for your detailed post.
I need a bit more time to go through your post to bring up clarifications if any.

[Chan]

The following is an excerpt from page 29 of Neththiprakaranaya.
There are two fields in which fetters can be eradicated; namely the field of vision (දර්ශන භූමිය) and the field of meditation (භාවනා භූමිය). The first three fetters namely Sakkayaditti, Vichichicha and Seelabbathaparamasa can be eradicated in the field of vision. Through meditation, Kamachchanda, Vyapada, Ruparaaga, Aruparaaga, Maana, Udhdhachcha, and Avijjaa can be eradicated.
Does this mean that you do not need to meditate to become a Sothapanna?
Sabbasawa Sutta says that Ditti Asawa can be eradicated via clear vision (දස්සනා පහාතබ්බං).
Please explain how to get to the field of vision (දර්ශන භූමිය) or the clear vision in order to get rid of first three fetters.
Secondly, it is said the conjectual knowledge (අනුමාන ඥානය) is not adequate to get rid of ditti asawa and that one needs to have a perceptual knowledge (ප්‍රත්‍යක්ෂ ඥානය) such as නාම රූප පරිච්ජේද ඥානය gained via vipassanaa meditation. Appreciate if you could elaborate on this as well.

Theruwan saranai.

[Chan]

Thank you for your response that explains briefly the PS process.
I will come back with a couple of clarifications soon.

[Chan]

Hello Mr.Lal
Thank you so much for your response.

Just to make a self introduction.
I am a 71 years old Sri Lankan Buddhist. My Name is Chandraratne Gunawardena. My home town is Kurunegala. I am a chartered computer professional with 38 years of experience in the field ICT. I followed the NDT course in Mechanical Engineering at Katubedde Campus, then followed a Diploma in Computer System Design at NIBM and hold an M.Sc in IT from UCSC University of Colombo. I have held many different responsible positions in the field of ICT locally and overseas (England , Australia…). I am still working as the Head of Engineering at Informatics Private Limited, Colombo.

– First, I need to know how much exposure you have had to Buddha Dhamma. Please provide a brief description.
During the last 10 years, I have studied Buddha Dhamma by reading books specifically books of Ven Rerukane Chandawimala Thera, and listening to live & recorded discourses on radio, TV and Youtube channels, and browsing Internet specifically Pure Dhamma site. I also share my knowledge with my friends of whom majority are retired engineers.

– Are you a practicing Buddhist or have no idea of what Buddhism is?
Yes I am a practicing Buddhist

– Do you know what the ten wrong views (miccha ditthi) are?
Yes I do

– Have you read any sections on the pure dhamma website? If so, which ones? Any comments on what you have read may help me get an idea of your current understanding

I read so many sections, Almost all under Abhidhamma, Patichcha sumuppada, Dhamma and Science , Buddha Dhamma etc. I have no comments on your posts other than to say that they are absolutely explanatory and always tally with Thripitaka.

It is a pleasure to chat with a person like you with such a vast knowledge in Buddhism.
I would like to have a live chat with you via Skype, Google Hangout or Zoom so that I can explain to you, a few gray areas that I have.

Thank you
Budu saranai

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