Viyahapannatti 41.1.1079

41.1.1079

The venerable Gautama circumambulated the śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra, three times from left to right, and having done so, paid homage and made obeisance; having paid homage and made obeisance, he said thus: "So it is, Venerable Sir! Thus it is, Venerable Sir! Unfailingly it is so, Venerable Sir! Indubitably it is so, Venerable Sir! Desired it is, Venerable Sir! Accepted it is, Venerable Sir! Desired and accepted it is, Venerable Sir! True indeed is this meaning which you speak!" Having said so—for the arhats, the Lords, are indeed speakers of unprecedented speech—he paid homage and made obeisance to the śramaṇa, the Lord Mahāvīra; having paid homage and made obeisance, he lived cultivating his soul through self-restraint and austerity.