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Qualitative Study on the Experience of Pilgrimage Meditation through the Pilgrimage of Master Huineng of the Sixth Patriarch

Y. Choi

Journal of Meditation based Psychological Counseling December 31, 2024 DOI: 10.12972/mpca.20240011 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Qualitative study Peer reviewed
Sample size 85
Population Participants in the Sixth Patriarch Huineng pilgrimage meditation program
Intervention pilgrimage meditation program
Topics Meditation
Key findings Eight categories and 38 subcategories of experiences were derived from participants' vows, experiences, and changes during the pilgrimage meditation program.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore what participants in the pilgrimage meditation program of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng Pilgrimage experienced through the pilgrimage. The research questions of this study are as follows. First, what are the vows made by participants in the pilgrimage meditation program through pilgrimage? Second, what are the experiences of participants in the pilgrimage meditation program through pilgrimage? Third, what are the changes experienced by participants in the pilgrimage meditation program through the pilgrimage? This study conducted unstructured written interviews with 85 research subjects who participated in the pilgrimage to the shrine of Master Huineng of the Sixth Patriarch and analyzed them using a modified consensual qualitative research method. The results of this study are as follows. Eight categories and 38 subcategories were derived from three areas: pilgrimage meditation program participants' vows through pilgrimage, experience through pilgrimage, and change through pilgrimage. Each category and subcategory was carefully categorized, the ratio was calculated, presented in order of frequency, and specific examples were clearly presented. The results of this study are expected to be significant in that they empirically confirmed the profound effect of the meaning of pilgrimage meditation.

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