大慧普覺禪師語錄 3.43

3.43

上堂，舉：「世尊與阿難一日行次，見一塔廟，世尊作禮，阿難問云：『此是何人塔廟？』世尊云：『是過去諸佛塔廟。』阿難云：『是何人弟子？』世尊云：『是吾弟子。』阿難云：『應當如是。』」師云：「阿難好箇應當如是，爭柰中間欠了一著。若要話圓，待世尊道『是吾弟子』，便向道：『更須禮某甲三拜始得。』世尊若問：『因甚教吾禮汝？』却向道：『應當如是。』」

Ascending the hall, [the Master] cited: "One day, as the World-Honoured One was walking with Ānanda, he saw a stūpa temple. The World-Honoured One paid homage. Ānanda asked, saying, 'Whose stūpa temple is this?' The World-Honoured One said, 'It is the stūpa temple of the past buddhas.' Ānanda said, 'Whose disciple was [he]?' The World-Honoured One said, 'He is my disciple.' Ānanda said, 'It should indeed be so.'" The Master said, "Ānanda's 'It should indeed be so' was fine enough, but what could be done about the fact that one move was missing in between? If one wants to make the conversation complete, when the World-Honoured One says, 'He is my disciple,' one should immediately say to him: 'You must further make three prostrations to me to get it right.' If the World-Honoured One asks, 'Why do you have me pay homage to you?' then say to him: 'It should indeed be so.'"