In the first of the two parts of The Benefits of the Five Precepts, a man and woman who have been married since they were very young and have never been unfaithful to each other ask the Buddha how they can remain together in future lives. The Buddha replies that this is possible for couples such as them who are equal in faith, ethical discipline, generosity, and wisdom, and who practice the Dharma together. In the second, longer part of the sūtra, the Buddha gives a teaching on the five precepts, by which one renounces the five negative deeds—killing, stealing, sexual misconduct, speaking falsehoods, and consuming intoxicants. The sufferings in various hells that are the consequence of those five negative deeds are described, as are the benefits experienced by those who renounce them.

這部簡短的經文描述了佛教觀點中的日蝕。一時，佛住舍衛國，阿修羅王羅睺羅攫取日輪，導致日蝕。日天請求皈依佛陀，爾後佛令羅睺羅速放彼日。另一阿修羅王婆稚詢問此事，羅睺羅解釋道：「佛陀說咒偈，不速舍日者，頭當破七分。」本經廣為傳誦至今，是藏文守護經咒中的一種。

這部簡短的經文描述了佛教觀點中的月蝕。一時，佛住舍衛國，阿修羅王羅睺羅攫取月輪，導致月蝕。月天請求皈依佛陀，爾後佛令羅睺羅速放彼月。另一阿修羅王婆稚詢問此事，羅睺羅解釋道：「佛陀說咒偈，不速舍月者，頭當破七分。」本經廣為傳誦至今，是藏文守護經咒中的一種。