The Buddha explains how the Dhamma is directly visible, immediate, inviting verification, applicable, and to be personally experienced by the wise through the six sense bases.

When the venerable Udāyī repeatedly contradicts Sāriputta regarding mind-made bodies and cessation, the Buddha intervenes to correct his misunderstanding. Afterwards, the venerable Upavāṇa enumerates the five essential qualities that make an elder monk truly worthy of respect.