Paramatthajotikā nāma Khuddakapa-Aṭhaṭṭhakathā

Nidānakathā: Presents the historical and doctrinal background of textual preservation, including references to Buddhist councils, purification of textual readings, and the role of pariyatti in sustaining the Buddha-sāsana. Ganthārambhakathā: Opening verses and statement of purpose for explaining selected texts of the Khuddakapāṭha. Khuddakavavatthāna: Defines the place of the Khuddakapāṭha within the Khuddaka-nikāya and the broader five Nikāyas. Saraṇattayavaṇṇanā: Explains the Three Refuges—Buddha, Dhamma, and Saṅgha—including their meaning, function, benefits, and doctrinal significance. Sikkhāpadavaṇṇanā: Explains the training precepts, distinguishing general and specific aspects of moral discipline. Dvattiṃsākāravaṇṇanā: Discusses contemplation of the thirty-two bodily parts, with emphasis on asubha-bhāvanā and meditative analysis of the body. Kumārapañhavaṇṇanā: Explains the novice questions, presenting doctrinal categories in a concise pedagogical format. Maṅgalasuttavaṇṇanā: Interprets the Maṅgala-sutta, explaining the highest blessings as ethical, social, and spiritual conditions of welfare. Ratanasuttavaṇṇanā: Explains the Ratana-sutta, including the protective power of truth-statements based on the qualities of the Three Jewels. Tirokuṭṭasuttavaṇṇanā: Discusses merit transfer and the relationship between offerings, departed beings, and karmic benefit. Nidhikaṇḍasuttavaṇṇanā: Explains the idea of true treasure as wholesome kamma, merit, generosity, morality, and spiritual accumulation. Mettasuttavaṇṇanā: Explains loving-kindness meditation as a practice capable of removing ill will and completing the practical orientation of the Khuddakapāṭha.