The Long Āgama Sūtra 22.20

22.20

「又沙門瞿曇為諸聲聞弟子之所宗奉，禮敬供養，亦為諸天、餘鬼神眾之所恭敬，釋種、俱利、冥寧、跋祇、末羅、酥摩皆悉宗奉；成就此法者，我應詣彼，彼不應來此。又沙門瞿曇授波斯匿王及瓶沙王受三歸五戒；成就此法者，我應詣彼，彼不應來此。又沙門瞿曇授沸伽羅娑羅婆羅門等三歸五戒；成就此法者，我應詣彼，彼不應來此。又沙門瞿曇弟子受三自歸五戒，諸天、釋種、俱利等，皆受三歸五戒；成就此法者，我應詣彼，彼不應來此。

“Moreover, the ascetic Gautama is honored, respected, and supported by his disciples, and gods, demons, and other spirits respect him, too. The Śākya clan and the Kuru … Vṛji, Malla, and Soma honor him, too. Having achieved such a state, I should go to him; he shouldn’t come here.

“Moreover, the ascetic Gautama conferred the three refuges and five precepts to King Prasenajit and King Bimbisāra. He has achieved such status, so we should go there to him; he shouldn’t come here to us.

“Moreover, the ascetic Gautama conferred the three refuges and five precepts to the priest Puṣkarasārin. He has achieved such status, so we should go there to him; he shouldn’t come here to us.

“Moreover, the ascetic Gautama’s disciples received the three refuges and five precepts, and so have gods, the Śākya clan, the Kuru, and others. He has achieved such status, so we should go there to him; he shouldn’t come here to us.