翻譯名義集 1.172

1.172

[Guṇaprabha] The Record of the Western Regions says: "In the language of Tang, it is rendered Deguang ('Light of Virtue'). He composed more than a hundred treatises, such as Discerning the Truth. The author of the treatises originally studied the Mahāyāna, but had not penetrated its profound subtleties. Upon reading the Vibhāṣā, he abandoned his former study and trained in the Hīnayāna, composing several tens of treatises to dismantle the principles of the Mahāyāna and establish attachment to the Hīnayāna. Although he studied with refinement for a long time, his doubts were not removed. At that time, there was the arhat Devasena, who traveled back and forth to the Tuṣita heaven. Guṇaprabha wished to see Maitreya to resolve his doubts and ask for instruction. By supernormal power, Devasena brought him up to the heavenly palace. Once he saw Maitreya, he made only a deep bow and did not prostrate. Devasena said to him: 'Bodhisattva Maitreya is next in succession to the seat of Buddhahood. Why are you so conceited, daring not to pay reverence? When you are about to receive instruction, how can you not bow down?' Guṇaprabha replied: 'The Venerable One's words are truly instruction. However, I am a fully ordained bhikṣu, an ordained disciple. Bodhisattva Maitreya enjoys the blessings and pleasures of the heavens; he is not an ordained companion. If I were to prostrate, I fear it would be inappropriate.' The Bodhisattva knew that because of his conceit, he was not a vessel of the Dharma. Although he went back and forth three times, he did not get to ask about his doubts."