Paramatthadīpanī nāma Udānaṭṭhakathā

Ganthārambhakathā: Introduces the purpose of the commentary, defines the term Udāna, and explains the place of the text within the Sutta-piṭaka, Khuddaka-nikāya, and the ninefold division of the Buddha’s teaching. 1. Bodhivagga: Explains the early awakening-related discourses, including the three Bodhi-suttas, Huṃhuṅka, Brāhmaṇa, Mahākassapa, Ajakalāpaka, Saṅgāmaji, Jaṭila, and Bāhiya. Key themes include awakening, dependent arising, renunciation, direct knowledge, and liberation. 2. Mucalindavagga: Covers Mucalinda, Rāja, Daṇḍa, Sakkāra, Upāsaka, Gabbhinī, Ekaputtaka, Suppavāsā, Visākhā, and Bhaddiya. The section highlights protection, restraint, household devotion, suffering, generosity, and spiritual happiness. 3. Nandavagga: Discusses Kammavipākaja, Nanda, Yasoja, Sāriputta, Mahāmoggallāna, Pilindavaccha, Sakkudāna, Piṇḍapātika, Sippa, and Loka. Major concerns include kamma-result, monastic discipline, perception, and the nature of the world. 4. Meghiyavagga: Explains Meghiya, Uddhata, Gopālaka, Yakkhapahāra, Nāga, Piṇḍola, Sāriputta, Sundarī, Upasena, and Sāriputta-upasama. It emphasizes mental cultivation, seclusion, restraint, serenity, and the purification of conduct. 5. Soṇavagga: Includes Piyatara, Appāyuka, Suppabuddhakuṭṭhi, Kumāraka, Uposatha, Soṇa, Kaṅkhārevata, Saṅghabheda, Sadhāyamāna, and Cūḷapanthaka. The section treats devotion, shortness of life, faith, observance, schism, and meditative discipline. 6. Jaccandhavagga: Explains Āyusaṅkhārossajjana, Sattajaṭila, Paccavekkhaṇa, three Nānātitthiya-suttas, Subhūti, Gaṇikā, Upātidhāvanti, and Uppajjanti. Key themes include contemplation, sectarian views, blind attachment, and arising phenomena. 7. Cūḷavagga: Covers Lakuṇḍakabhaddiya-related discourses, Satta, Taṇhāsaṅkhaya, Papañcakhaya, Kaccāna, Udapāna, and Utena. The section focuses on craving’s destruction, the ending of proliferation, wisdom, and noble insight. 8. Pāṭaligāmiyavagga: Explains four Nibbāna-related suttas, Cunda, Pāṭaligāmiya, Dvidhāpatha, Visākhā, and two Dabba-suttas. This final chapter gives particular attention to nibbāna, final liberation, and the doctrinal culmination of the Udāna. Nigamanakathā: Concluding section closing the commentary.