佛說目連問戒律中五百輕重事 1.360

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問：「白衣時從沙彌受五戒，然後出家受大戒，本師故是沙彌，得呼為師不？」答：「得呼為師，但不得為禮，沙彌應作禮。白衣時從尼受五戒，然後出家亦爾。」

Question: "When a person was a layperson, they received the five precepts from a novice (śrāmaṇera), and afterwards renounced the householder life and received the full ordination (upasampadā). If the original master is still a novice, may [the monk] address him as 'master'?" Answer: "He may address him as 'master', but he must not prostrate to him; the novice ought to prostrate [to the monk]. If as a layperson one received the five precepts from a nun, and afterwards renounced the householder life, it is also like this."