此經為《經集》〈八頌品〉第十四經，是於大集會中所說，闡明比丘為證得解脫應培養的種種德行，被認為特別適合信行人修習。

The fourteenth discourse of the Aṭṭhakavagga of the Suttanipāta, taught at the Mahāsamaya assembly, dealing with the qualities a monk should cultivate to attain liberation and considered especially suited to those of a faithful temperament.