The Long Āgama Sūtra 23.21

23.21

「又沙門瞿曇初出家時，父母宗親涕泣戀恨，成此法者，我應詣彼，彼不應來。又沙門瞿曇少壯出家，捨諸飾好、象馬、寶車、五欲、瓔珞，成此法者，我應詣彼，彼不應來。又沙門瞿曇捨轉輪王位，出家修道，若其在家，王四天下，統領民物，我等皆屬，成此法者，我應詣彼，彼不應來。」

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

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

“Moreover, the ascetic Gautama renounced his position as a wheel-turning king and left home for the path. If he’d stayed home, he would have been king of the world’s four quarters, the ruler of everyone, and we would’ve been his subjects. He has achieved such status, so we should go visit him; he shouldn’t come visit us.