A discourse in which Sāriputta asks the Buddha how a monk should conduct himself to reach his goal, also known as the Therapañha Sutta, taught so that Sāriputta’s wisdom would receive recognition equal to that of the Buddha’s other renowned disciples.

An account of Vaṅgīsa asking Sāriputta’s permission to praise him in verse while he was exhorting the monks.

An account of Sāriputta telling the Buddha that good friendship constitutes the whole of the holy life, a statement the Buddha endorses.

The Buddha’s instruction to Sāriputta on how to train oneself to abandon the notions of “I” and “mine.”

An exchange in which Mahā-Moggallāna asks Sāriputta which of the four modes of spiritual progress he follows, and Sāriputta answers that his is pleasant and swift.

Sāriputta’s account to Ānanda of once attaining perfect concentration while in Andhavana.

An account of Sāriputta teaching the Sacitta Sutta to a gathering of monks.

An account of the Buddha praising Sāriputta in verse, while he sat in meditation nearby, for having destroyed delusion and remaining as steady as a mountain.