Yogi U Pyi Sone gave the writer this Weizzar -Maheidi Vipassana practice eight years ago. The last time I met him he gave me two more practice methods. These are the Sula Gandari and the Maha Gandari methods.

Although the writer himself had not taken the opportunity to practise these methods himself, he would like to pass on these methods to others who have been searching for them. The Yogi has set one condition. This is that whoever starts on this practice should take a vow to successfully complete at least five cycles of Adeikhtans. If one cannot complete this adeikhtan one should not start. (Comment: an adeikhtan is a solemn vow taken in front of the altar to do some religious deed like doing the prayer beads for a certain number of days. The person who is doing the adeikhtan calls upon the Buddha, the good devas and the holy weizzars as witness.)

Doing Prayer-beads for the Five Khanddas (the Five Aggregates)

Ru pak khanddaw - Anicca, Dhuka, Annatta

Vedanek khandaw - Anicca, Dhuka, Annatta

Thinyek khandaw- Anicca, Dhuka, Annatta

Thinkharek khandaw - Anicca Dhuka Annata

Vinyanek khandaw- Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

Pyinsek khandaw - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

Twelve Aryatana

1. Setkhaya-tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

2. Zabatarya tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

3. Garnaya tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

WiWharya tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

Karyarya tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

Manarya tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

Rupaya tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

Thaddarya tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

Gandarya tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

Rathara tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

Hput-htapa tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

Dhammaya tanan - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

The eighteen Datus

1. Setkhu dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

2. Thawta dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

3. Garna dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

4. Ziwhar dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

5. Karya dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

6. Rupa dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

7. Badda dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

8. Ganda dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

9. Ratha dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

10.Hput hta hpa dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

11.Setkhuwi nyana dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

12.Thawtawi nyana dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

13. Garnawi nyana dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

14. Ziwhawi nyana dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

15. Karyawi nyana dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

16. Manaw dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

17. Manawi dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

18. Dhamma dartu - Anicca, Dhukka, Anatta

The 36 verses listed above are to be told on the 108 beads. The way to do this is to say Ru pak Khandaw Anicca for the first bead, Ru pak Khandaw dhukka for the second bead, Ru pak khandaw Anatta for the third bead. And you go on from there for each verse, finishing with Dhamma dartu Anatta for the 108^th bead. If you have done it right, the last bead will end on the Dhamma Dartu Anatta.

You should do this for twenty-seven rounds each time, four times a day. You should do this once at dawn for 27 rounds, at noon for 27 rounds, at dusk for 27 rounds, and at midnight for 27 rounds. One adeikhtan period is 54 days.

During this adeikhtan period, you should be observing the Abrahmasariya precept, and be on a vegetarian diet. (Comment: the Abrahmasariya precept means to abstain from sexual intercourse during that period.)

When you successfully complete one adeikhtan cycle of 54 days, you achieve the first Kandha. If you complete 3 cycles you achieve 3 kandhas and you gain the Piya theikdi.

When you achieve 5 kandhas you possess the Dhana theikdi.

When you achieve seven Kandhas you possess the Kaya theikdi.

When you achieve nine kandhas you possess the Weizza theikdi.

The proper places to carry out the adeikhtans are at holy shrines or at forest or mountain retreats, whichever suits you.

Until you complete the five kandhas, it is likely that you will experience economic hardships. During this period you are instructed not to engage in any worldly affairs. That is why U Pyi Sone very seriously advises you not to start on the adeikhtan unless you are positive you will be able to finish five kandhas.

Translated by Wai Theingi

5 July 2000

Commentary by Kyaw Myaing

According to "Buddhist Abhidhamma" by U Kyaw Min, the human personality has Five Aggregates:

Matter Aggregate (Khanda of Rupa or Rupek Khanda)

Consciousness Aggregate (Khanda of Vinyana or Vinyanek Khanda)

Feeling Aggregate (Khanda of Vedana or Vedanek Khanda)

Perception and Memory Aggregate (Khanda of Thinya or Thinyek Khanda)

Mental Formations Aggregate (Khanda of Thinkhara or Thinkharek Khanda)

Note: the terms in brackets are in the Pali language.

In the human body there are six sense doors:

Eye

Ear

Nose

Tongue

Body

Mind Element

There are also six sense objects in the world around us:

Visible object

Sound object

Smell object

Taste object

Tangible object

Mental object

When the six sense objects impact on the six sense doors, the following types of consciousness occurs:

Eye consciousness

Ear consciousness

Nose consciousness

Tongue consciousness

Touch consciousness

Mind consciousness