記述居士優婆離皈依經過的一部經文；佛陀駁斥耆那教身業最為可責之說，教示意業方為諸業中最重，經末附有優婆離頌揚佛陀的偈頌。

A discourse recording the conversion of the householder Upāli, in which the Buddha, against the Jain view that bodily deeds are most blameworthy, teaches that deeds of mind are the most blameworthy, concluding with Upāli’s verses of praise.

優波離尊者請教佛陀制戒與誦戒之十種目的，以及暫停誦戒的十種正當理由。

A discourse in which Upāli Thera asks the Buddha for what ten purposes the monastic precepts and the recitation of the Pāṭimokkha were established, and the ten reasons that justify its suspension.

優波離尊者欲隱居山林，佛陀以象與兔戲水深潭為喻，說明未證心之安定者不宜遽然獨處，勸其繼續與僧團共住。

A discourse in which the Buddha dissuades Upāli Thera from retiring to forest solitude before attaining mental tranquillity, illustrating with the simile of a full-grown elephant versus a hare disporting in a deep lake, and advises him to remain among the monks.