Saddhammappajjotikā nāma Mahāniddesa-Aṭṭhakathā

Ganthārambhakathā Introductory section presenting homage, the purpose of the commentary, the role of Sāriputta, and the principles of Pāli exegetical interpretation. Aṭṭhakavagga The main section of the volume, containing commentarial explanations of sixteen sutta-niddesa texts. Kāmasuttaniddesavaṇṇanā Explains desire, sensual objects, craving, and the distinction between vatthukāma and kilesakāma. Guhaṭṭhakasuttaniddesavaṇṇanā Discusses attachment, the “cave” of embodied existence, and the problem of clinging. Duṭṭhaṭṭhaka, Suddhaṭṭhaka, Paramaṭṭhaka Explain wrong views, purity concepts, ultimate claims, and the critique of speculative attachment. Jarā to Purābheda Sections Treat old age, desire, dispute, Māgaṇḍiya-related themes, and the condition of one before bodily dissolution. Kalahavivāda, Cūḷabyūha, Mahābyūha Focus on quarrel, controversy, doctrinal conflict, and the dangers of clinging to views. Tuvaṭakasuttaniddesavaṇṇanā Explains urgency in practice, restraint, detachment, and the path of inner discipline. Attadaṇḍasuttaniddesavaṇṇanā Deals with violence, fear, self-restraint, and the ethical transformation of conduct. Sāriputtasuttaniddesavaṇṇanā Concludes the Aṭṭhakavagga section with doctrinal analysis associated with Sāriputta.