Taught at Pācīnavaṃsadāya to Anuruddha, Nandiya, and Kimbila. It was at the time of the quarrel of the Kosambī monks; the Buddha, in search of quietness, goes to Bālakaloṇakārāma, teaches there to Bhagu and proceeds to Pācīnavaṃsadāya, where he tells his cousins how they should develop meditation, getting rid of all obstacles. M.iii.152 ff. The verses of the sutta are also found in the Vinaya version (i.349 ff). Some of the verses are included in the Dhammapada (vv.328-30) and in the Khaggavisāṇa Sutta of the Suttanipāta (vv.11, 12).