And Ānanda went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down, and told him what Mahāpajāpati had said. The Buddha replied, “Mahāpajāpati was ordained from the moment she accepted the eight important principles.”

On another occasion Mahāpajāpati went to Venerable Ānanda, bowed down, and said, “Venerable Ānanda, I wish to ask the Buddha for a favor: ‘Sir, please allow the monks and nuns to bow down to one another according to seniority, and likewise to rise up for one another, raise their joined palms to one another, and do acts of respect toward one another according to seniority.’” Venerable Ānanda went to the Buddha, bowed, sat down, and told the Buddha what Mahāpajāpati had said.