The Buddha outlines a progressive training guideline for the bhikkhus to undertake in order to be recognized as ascetics and brahmins. The Buddha also describes the abandonment of the five hindrances, the four |jhānas::::jah-naas|, and the three knowledges using similes.

Sakuludāyī marvels at the profound respect the Buddha receives. The Buddha explains this reverence stems not from strict asceticism—as some disciples are stricter than he is—but from his supreme virtue, exceptional knowledge, higher wisdom, mastery of the Four Noble Truths, and teachings leading to ultimate liberation.

The Buddha details a comprehensive training in mindfulness of the body—from breath and postures to anatomical reflection and charnel-ground contemplations. He explains how this cultivation steadies the mind and leads to ten benefits culminating in the four jhānas and final liberation.

The Buddha teaches the cultivation of the noble fivefold right collectedness with vivid similes, and shares how one who has cultivated this can realize any phenomenon realizable by direct knowledge.