出三藏記集 1.14

1.14

“The Buddha is the holy lion king; / Ānanda is the Buddha’s son. / Sitting upon the lion seat, / He beholds the assembly without the Buddha. / In such a great assembly of virtue, / Without the Buddha it has lost its majesty, / Just as when the sky lacks the moon, / Though stars be present, it is not adorned. / Speak, you man of great wisdom! / You, son of the Buddha, must expound! / Where did the Buddha first preach? / Now you must display and reveal it.”