釋門歸敬儀 1.26

1.26

Relying on the sūtras, vinaya, and treatises, the rites of reverence are clarified. The Buddha addressed the bhikṣus: “When you show reverence to one another, welcoming and inquiring after each other, where should it begin?” The bhikṣus addressed the Buddha, each stating his view. Some spoke of great clans and noble lineages, some spoke of those with high and penetrating spiritual wisdom, some spoke of the Buddha's own kinsmen, and some spoke of those whose attainment of the Way had reached the sacred fruits, citing various factors.