The Long Āgama Sūtra 22.22

22.22

「又沙門瞿曇初出家時，父母涕泣，愛惜戀恨；成就此法者，我應詣彼，彼不應來此。又沙門瞿曇少壯出家，捨諸飾好、象馬、寶車、五欲、瓔珞；成就此法者，我應詣彼，彼不應來此。又沙門瞿曇捨轉輪王位，出家為道，若其在家，當居四天下，統領民物，我等皆屬；成就此法者，我應詣彼，彼不應來此。

“Moreover, when he first left home, the ascetic Gautama’s parent cried and felt disappointed and heart-broken. He has achieved such status, so we should go there to him; he shouldn’t come here to us.

“Moreover, when he was still young after leaving home, the ascetic Gautama discarded decorations, elephants and horses, valuable chariots, the five desires, and jewelry. He has achieved such status, so we should go there to him; he shouldn’t come here to us.

“Moreover, the ascetic Gautama renounced his place as a wheel-turning king and left home for the path. If he’d stayed home, he would have ruled the peoples of the whole world, and we would’ve been his subordinates. He has achieved such status, so we should go there to him; he shouldn’t come here to us.