The story tells of one occasion while dwelling at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha along with five hundred monks travelled to Aravi city in order to give a sermon to the people there. When the Buddha arrived there, the people were happy. They welcomed the Buddha and monks with offerings and food. But there was a poor man who was faithful to the Buddha as well. He wanted to make merit like others but he did not have anything to do that. So, he followed the Buddha and paid attention to listen to his Dhamma preaching. At the end of the preaching, the poor man got many results and attained a good stage of the Dhamma.