Vào lúc kết thúc ngày lễ cúng dường trai tăng ở Āḷavi, Đức Phật đã thuyết giảng về sự vô thường của năm uẩn (khandhās). Những điểm chính yếu Đức Phật đã nhấn mạnh vào ngày đó, có thể được diễn tả như sau: "Cuộc đời của chúng ta là vô thường: đối với mọi người, chỉ có cái chết là điều chắc chắn. Chúng ta chắc chắn sẽ chết:

Verse 383. Be A Knower Of The Deathless - O brahmin, strive and cleave the stream, desires of sense discarded, knowing conditioned things decay, be Knower-of-the-Uncreated.

Verse 360. Sense Discipline - Right is restraint in the eye, restraint in the ear is right, right is restraint in the nose, restraint in the tongue is right.

Verse 334. The Increase Of Craving - As creeping ivy craving grows, in one living carelessly. Like this, one leaps from life to life, as ape in the forest seeking fruit.

Verse 320. The Buddha's Endurance - Many folks are ill-behaved, but I shall endure abuse, as elephant in battle, arrows shot from a bow.

Verse 306. Liars Suffer Tortures Of Hell - With one denying truth there goes to hell, that one who having done says ‘I did not’. Both of them are making kammas base, are equal after death.

Verse 290. Give Up A Little, Achieve Much - If one should see great happiness, in giving up small happiness, one wise the lesser would renounce, the greater full-discerning.

Verse 273. The Eight-fold Path Is Best - Of paths the Eight-fold is the best, of truths the statement four, the passionless of teachings best, of humankind the Seer.

Verse 256. The Just And The Impartial Judge Best - Whoever judges hastily, does Dhamma not uphold, a wise one should investigate truth and untruth both.

Verse 235. Man At The Door Of Death - Now a withered leaf are you, and now Death’s men draw near, now you stand at the parting gates, but waybread you have none.