釋氏要覽 2.39

English (machine translation) 2.39

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2.39

That is, both knees touch the ground together. One also lowers the right knee first to pay respect. The Scripture of the Limitless Spiritual Footsteps says: The Moon Deva Son immediately rose from his seat, readjusted his robes, lowered his right knee forward, clasped his hands, and knelt long. The Vinaya says: Nuns are physically weak; alternating kneeling will inevitably cause them to fall over. The Buddha allowed them to kneel long.

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釋氏要覽 — Classical Chinese