四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 3.254

3.254

Next, explaining the method of respecting the Saṃgha. If the leader of the assembly is an upādhyāya or ācārya, and all the accompanying followers are disciples, even if there are ten or twenty people who stand and render respect, there is no violation. The tradition that says 'the Buddha stood when he saw the Saṃgha coming' has no scriptural authority. If the master monk has committed an offense of saṃghāvaśeṣa or below and must undergo parivāsa, the Buddha instituted that the disciples who manage his affairs must also revere and pay homage to him; this is offering respect on behalf of the Saṃgha, not paying homage to the disciple [himself] (the rest follow this pattern).