Viyahapannatti 7.8.365

7.8.365

chaumatthe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! manūse tīyamanaṃtaṃ sāsayaṃ samayaṃ kevaleṇaṃ saṃjameṇaṃ, kevaleṇaṃ saṃvareṇaṃ, kevaleṇaṃ baṃbhaceravāsenaṃ, kevalāhiṃ pavayaṇamāyāhiṃ sijjhiṃsu? bujjhiṃsu? mucciṃsu? parinivvāiṃsu? savva-dukkhāṇaṃ aṃtaṃ kariṃsu?
goyamā! no iṇaṭṭhe samaṭṭhe jāva–
se nūnaṃ bhaṃte! uppannanāṇa-daṃsaṇadhare arahā jine kevalī alamatthu tti vattavvaṃ siyā?
haṃtā goyamā! uppannanāṇa-daṃsaṇadhare arahā jine kevalī alamatthu tti vattavvaṃ siyā|

"Venerable Sir, did non-omniscient humans in the beginningless, eternal past become liberated, become enlightened, become freed, attain complete nirvāṇa, and make an end of all suffering through self-restraint alone, through stoppage [of karma] alone, through the life of celibacy alone, through the mothers of the teachings alone?"
"Gautama, this matter is not correct, up to—"
"Is it true, Venerable Sir, that one who possesses arisen knowledge and vision, an arhat, a Jina, a kevalin, should be addressed as 'alamatthu'?"
"Yes, Gautama, one who possesses arisen knowledge and vision, an arhat, a Jina, a kevalin, should be addressed as 'alamatthu'."