Viyahapannatti 16.5.673-675

At that time, in that period, there was a city named Ullukatīra—[it should be] described [in detail]. [There was] the Ekajambuka caitya—[it should be] described. At that time, in that period, the Master arrived [and] the assembly paid homage [to him]. At that time, in that period, Śakra, the Indra of the gods, king of the gods, wielder of the thunderbolt—just as [described] in the second uddeśaka, so [here]—came by his divine celestial vehicle [and] went up to where the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra was; having approached, he venerated and made obeisance to the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, and having venerated and made obeisance, spoke thus:
“Can a deity, Venerable Sir, of great power, up to of great majesty, arrive [here] without taking hold of external pudgalas?”
“That sense is not valid.”
“Can a deity, Venerable Sir, of great power, up to of great majesty, arrive [here] having taken hold of external pudgalas?”
“Yes, he can.”
“Can a deity, Venerable Sir, of great power, up to of great majesty—in this same manner, by this phrase—go, speak, explain, open [his eyes], close [his eyes], contract [his limbs], establish a place, a bed, or a seat, transform [forms], or indulge in pleasures?”—up to—“Yes, he can.” Having asked these eight abruptly posed questions and explanations, and having asked them, he paid homage with a hurried veneration; having paid homage, he mounted that very divine celestial vehicle, and having mounted it, departed in that very direction from which he had appeared.

Saying “Venerable Sir!”, the venerable Gautama venerated and made obeisance to the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, and having venerated and made obeisance, spoke thus: “On other days, Venerable Sir, Śakra, the Indra of the gods, king of the gods, venerates, makes obeisance to, honors, up to attends upon the Beloved of the Gods. Why, Venerable Sir, did Śakra, the Indra of the gods, king of the gods, ask the Beloved of the Gods eight abruptly posed questions and explanations today, and having asked them, venerated and made obeisance with a hurried veneration, up to departed?”
Addressing Gautama, the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra spoke thus to the venerable Gautama: “Indeed, Gautama, at that time, in that period, in the Mahāśukra kalpa, in the Mahāsāmānya vimāna, two deities of great power, up to of great majesty, were born into godhood in a single vimāna, namely, one born deceitful with wrong view, and one born non-deceitful with right view.
Then that deity born deceitful with wrong view spoke thus to that deity born non-deceitful with right view: ‘Pudgalas that are transforming are not transformed, they are untransformed; because they are transforming, pudgalas are not transformed, they are untransformed.’
Then that deity born non-deceitful with right view spoke thus to that deity born deceitful with wrong view: ‘Pudgalas that are transforming are transformed, not untransformed; because they are transforming, pudgalas are transformed, not untransformed.’ Thus he refuted that [deity] born deceitful with wrong view. Having refuted him, he applied clairvoyance; having applied it, he perceived me with clairvoyance; having perceived [me], this inner, deliberate, cherished, mental reflection arose [in him]:
‘Indeed, the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, staying outside the city of Ullukatīra in the Ekajambuka caitya, in the continent of Jambūdvīpa, in the region of Bhārata, having accepted a suitable lodging, abides cultivating himself through self-restraint and austerity. Therefore, it is indeed better for me to venerate the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, up to attend upon him, and to ask [him] this kind of explanation.’ Having reflected thus, he set out to go to the continent of Jambūdvīpa, to the region of Bhārata, to the city of Ullukatīra, to the Ekajambuka caitya, to my presence, surrounded by four thousand sāmānika gods, three assemblies, seven armies, seven commanders of armies, sixteen thousand guardian gods, and many other Vaimānika gods and goddesses residing in the Mahāsāmānya vimāna, accompanied by the resonant sound of kettledrums.
Then Śakra, the Indra of the gods, king of the gods, unable to endure that deity’s divine godly power, divine godly radiance, divine godly majesty, and divine te悍leśyā, asked me eight abruptly posed questions and explanations, paid homage with a hurried veneration, up to departed.”

And while the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, was narrating this matter to the Venerable Gautama, that god quickly arrived in that place. Then that god circumambulated the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, three times from left to right, praised and bowed to him, and having praised and bowed, spoke thus:

“Indeed, Venerable Sir, in the Mahāśukra kalpa, in the Mahāsāmānika celestial abode, a deceitful wrong-believing god who was reborn there said to me: ‘Pudgalas in the process of transforming are not transformed, they are untransformed; because they are transforming, pudgalas are not transformed, they are untransformed.’ Then I said to that reborn deceitful wrong-believing god: ‘Pudgalas in the process of transforming are transformed, not untransformed; because they are transforming, pudgalas are transformed, not untransformed.’ How is this matter, Venerable Sir?”

“O Gaṅgadatta!” the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra said thus to the god Gaṅgadatta: “I too, O Gaṅgadatta, declare, speak, explain, and set forth thus: ‘Pudgalas in the process of transforming are transformed, not untransformed; because they are transforming, pudgalas are transformed, not untransformed.’ This matter of yours is true.”

Then that god Gaṅgadatta, having heard and grasped this matter in the presence of the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, rejoiced and gratified, praised and bowed to the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, and having praised and bowed, sat neither too near [nor too far], up to revering him.

Then the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, expounded Dharma to the god Gaṅgadatta and to that exceedingly large assembly, up to [the point where he] became an achiever [of righteousness].

Then that god Gaṅgadatta, having heard and grasped Dharma in the presence of the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, rejoiced and gratified, arose from his seat, and having arisen, praised and bowed to the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, and having praised and bowed, spoke thus: “Venerable Sir, am I, the god Gaṅgadatta, capable of liberation or incapable of liberation? Possessed of right view or possessed of wrong view? Having a finite saṃsāra or having an infinite saṃsāra? One for whom enlightenment is easily attained or difficult to attain? An achiever or a non-achiever? In his final birth or not in his final birth?”

“O Gaṅgadatta!” the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra said thus to the god Gaṅgadatta: “Gaṅgadatta! You are capable of liberation, not incapable of liberation. Possessed of right view, not possessed of wrong view. Having a finite saṃsāra, not having an infinite saṃsāra. One for whom enlightenment is easily attained, not difficult to attain. An achiever, not a non-achiever. In your final birth, not not in your final birth.”

Then that god Gaṅgadatta, having been addressed thus by the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, with a mind rejoiced and pleased, delighted, glad at heart, exceedingly cheerful, his heart expanding with joy, praised and bowed to the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, and having praised and bowed, spoke thus: “Venerable Sir, you know all and see all; you know in all respects and see in all respects; you know through all time and see through all time; you know all states and see all states.

Beloved of the gods knows whether before or after I attained, reached, and acquired such divine divine-power, divine divine-radiance, and divine divine-potency; therefore, with devotion toward the Beloved of the gods, I wish to display to the śramaṇas and Nirgranthas headed by Gautama my divine divine-power, divine divine-radiance, divine divine-potency, and the thirty-two-fold theatrical performance.”

Then the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, being spoken to thus by the god Gaṅgadatta, did not heed or take note of this matter of the god Gaṅgadatta, and remained silent.

Then that god Gaṅgadatta spoke thus a second and a third time to the Śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra: “Venerable Sir, you know all and see all; you know in all respects and see in all respects; you know through all time and see through all time; you know all states and see all states.

Beloved of the gods knows whether before or after I attained, reached, and acquired such divine divine-power, divine divine-radiance, and divine divine-potency; therefore, with devotion toward the Beloved of the gods, I wish to display to the śramaṇas and Nirgranthas headed by Gautama my divine divine-power, divine divine-radiance, divine divine-potency, and the thirty-two-fold theatrical performance”—saying so, up to displaying the thirty-two-fold theatrical performance; and having displayed it, up to returned in that very direction.