佛陀十大弟子中，論議第一的迦旃延，到南方的王舍城傳教。一天，他派了一名年紀很小的徒弟回祇園精舍探望佛陀。佛陀見迦旃延的徒弟遠道而來，立刻吩咐阿難陀在佛的臥室再添一張床位，讓小徒弟睡在佛的住處。佛陀慈悲的作法，讓遠在他方傳教的迦旃延深受感動，愈加積極弘法。身旁的弟子看到佛陀如此作法，對均頭、羅睺羅等小沙彌，也就更加愛護照顧，不敢輕忽、冷落他們。

Katyayana was one of the Buddha's ten principal disciples and was foremost in debating. He traveled south to Rajagrha to propagate the Dharma. One day, he sent a very young disciple back to Jetavana Monastery to visit the Buddha. Seeing that Katyayana's disciple had traveled a long way, the Buddha immediately ordered Ananda to prepare an extra bed in the Buddha's room for the young disciple to rest. This kind gesture of the Buddha deeply touched Katyayana from afar, and he exerted greater effort in propagating the Dharma. When the other disciples learned of this, they showed more concern for novice monks such as Kunti and Rahula, and dared not neglect them.

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