Manorathapūraṇī nāma Aṅguttara-Aṭṭhakathā (Paṭhamo Bhāgo)

Nidānakathā: Presents the historical and doctrinal background of preserving the Buddha’s teaching, including references to Buddhist councils, textual purification, and the importance of maintaining the integrity of the Tipiṭaka and commentaries. Ganthārambhakathā: Opening verses and methodological introduction, explaining the commentator’s purpose, homage to the Triple Gem, and the relation of this commentary to earlier Sinhala and Mahāvihāra traditions. Rūpādivaggavaṇṇanā: Commentary on the opening section of the Ekakanipāta, including explanation of key expressions such as “evaṃ me sutaṃ” and introductory doctrinal terminology. Nīvaraṇappahānavaggavaṇṇanā to Anāpattivaggavaṇṇanā: Explains themes such as abandonment of hindrances, mental training, discipline, proper orientation of mind, diligence, good friendship, and lawful/unlawful conduct. Ekapuggalavaggavaṇṇanā: Discusses the “one person” theme and related doctrinal interpretations. Etadaggavagga: A major biographical-commentarial section on eminent disciples praised as foremost. It includes accounts of leading monks such as Aññā Koṇḍañña, Sāriputta, Moggallāna, Mahākassapa, Ānanda, Upāli, and others; leading nuns such as Mahāpajāpatī Gotamī, Khemā, Uppalavaṇṇā, Paṭācārā, Dhammadinnā; and distinguished lay disciples such as Tapussa, Bhallika, Anāthapiṇḍika, Citta, Hatthaka Āḷavaka, Jīvaka, Sujātā, Visākhā, Khujjuttarā, and Sāmāvatī. Aṭṭhānapāḷi: Commentary on impossibilities and doctrinally fixed principles. Ekadhammapāḷi: Explanation of single-dhamma themes arranged in several sub-sections. Pasādakaradhammavagga, Apara-accharāsaṅghātavagga, Kāyagatāsativagga, Amatavagga: Later sections dealing with faith-inspiring qualities, brief moments of practice, mindfulness directed to the body, and the deathless. Nānāpāṭhā: Variant readings and textual notes, supporting the critical and comparative preservation of the Pāli text.