Majjhimapaṇṇāsa-Aṭṭhakathā

1. Gahapativagga Includes Kandarakasuttavaṇṇanā, Aṭṭhakanāgarasuttavaṇṇanā, Sekhasuttavaṇṇanā, Potaliyasuttavaṇṇanā, Jīvakasuttavaṇṇanā, Upālisuttavaṇṇanā, Kukkuravatikasuttavaṇṇanā, Abhayarājakumārasuttavaṇṇanā, Bahuvedanīyasuttavaṇṇanā, and Apaṇṇakasuttavaṇṇanā. Main themes include household practice, moral conduct, right understanding, the danger of sensuality, and Buddhist ethical training. 2. Bhikkhuvagga Includes Ambalaṭṭhikarāhulovādasuttavaṇṇanā, Mahārāhulovādasuttavaṇṇanā, Cūḷamālukyasuttavaṇṇanā, Mahāmālukyasuttavaṇṇanā, Bhaddālisuttavaṇṇanā, Laṭukikopamasuttavaṇṇanā, Cātumasuttavaṇṇanā, Naḷakapānasuttavaṇṇanā, Goliyānisuttavaṇṇanā, and Kīṭāgirisuttavaṇṇanā. The section highlights monastic discipline, restraint, training, reflection, and progress in the path. 3. Paribbājakavagga Includes Tevijjavacchasuttavaṇṇanā, Aggivacchasuttavaṇṇanā, Mahāvacchasuttavaṇṇanā, Dīghanakhasuttavaṇṇanā, Māgaṇḍiyasuttavaṇṇanā, Sandakasuttavaṇṇanā, Mahāsakuludāyisuttavaṇṇanā, Samaṇamuṇḍikasuttavaṇṇanā, Cūḷasakuludāyisuttavaṇṇanā, and Vekhanasasuttavaṇṇanā. This part addresses debates with ascetics, wrong views, liberation, and the superiority of direct realization over speculation. 4. Rājavagga Includes Ghaṭikārasuttavaṇṇanā, Raṭṭhapālasuttavaṇṇanā, Maghadevasuttavaṇṇanā, Madhurasuttavaṇṇanā, Bodhirājakumārasuttavaṇṇanā, Aṅgulimālasuttavaṇṇanā, Piyajātikasuttavaṇṇanā, Bāhitikasuttavaṇṇanā, Dhammacetiyasuttavaṇṇanā, and Kaṇṇakatthalasuttavaṇṇanā. Key issues include kingship, renunciation, ethical reform, impermanence, and confidence in the Buddha’s teaching. 5. Brāhmaṇavagga Includes Brahmāyusuttavaṇṇanā, Selasuttavaṇṇanā, Assalāyanasuttavaṇṇanā, Ghoṭamukhasuttavaṇṇanā, Caṅkīsuttavaṇṇanā, Esukārīsuttavaṇṇanā, Dhanañjānisuttavaṇṇanā, Vāseṭṭhasuttavaṇṇanā, Subhasuttavaṇṇanā, and Saṅgāravasuttavaṇṇanā. The section explains Buddhist responses to Brahmanical identity, spiritual authority, right conduct, and wisdom.