Bowing below the hall is prescribed by the rules of ceremony, but now the practice is to bow only after ascending it. That is arrogant. I continue to bow below the hall, though I oppose the common practice.
拜下，礼也；今拜乎上，泰也。虽违众，吾从下。
Source: The Analects, Zi Han IX, Chapter 3
Author: Confucius
