Mahā Aṭṭhakathā

1. Mahāpadānasutta: Explains the account of past Buddhas, including their former lives, lifespans, Bodhi trees, chief disciples, assemblies, attendants, and the characteristics of Bodhisattas. 2. Mahānidānasutta: Provides commentary on dependent origination, the depth of conditionality, concepts of self, non-self, consciousness, and the eight liberations. 3. Mahāparinibbānasutta: Discusses the Buddha’s final journey, teachings on decline and non-decline, moral discipline, the founding of Pāṭaliputta, the four noble truths, Cunda’s offering, the four places of pilgrimage, the Buddha’s final words, parinibbāna, relic distribution, and stūpa worship. 4. Mahāsudassanasutta: Explains the story of King Mahāsudassana, the royal city Kusāvatī, the seven treasures of a wheel-turning monarch, meditative attainment, and rebirth in the Brahmā world. 5. Janavasabhasutta: Comments on Janavasabha, divine assemblies, Sanaṅkumāra, the four foundations of mindfulness, and the seven requisites of concentration. 6. Mahāgovindasutta: Presents the story of Mahāgovinda, royal division of territory, dialogue with Brahmā, renunciation, and religious leadership. 7. Mahāsamayasutta: Explains the great assembly of deities and the cosmological setting of the discourse. 8. Sakkapañhasutta: Comments on Sakka’s questions, Pañcasikha’s verses, Magha’s story, meditation on feeling, restraint by Pātimokkha, sense restraint, and wholesome joy. 9. Mahāsatipaṭṭhānasutta: Provides a detailed commentary on mindfulness of body, feelings, mind, and dhammas, including breathing, postures, clear comprehension, elements, cemetery contemplations, hindrances, aggregates, sense bases, awakening factors, and the four noble truths. 10. Pāyāsirājaññasutta: Explains the debate with King Pāyāsi through similes concerning the moon and sun, criminals, and other illustrative arguments.