A discourse in which the householder Soṇa of Rājagaha questions the Buddha about the five aggregates, their origin, and their cessation.

A discourse in which the householder Soṇa of Rājagaha asks the Buddha why some beings attain final Nibbāna and others do not.

A discourse in which the Buddha, using the simile of a lute whose strings must be neither too taut nor too slack, teaches Soṇa Koḷivisa the balance of energy needed to attain Arahantship.