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1. Dashaśrutaskandhasūtra
2. Tenth Dasha
The renowned assembly went to the presence of the venerable Bhagavān and, with reverence, began to worship him, desiring to listen to the Dharma.
Commentary - At that time and in that place, the promulgator of the Dharma, the founder of the four Tīrthas, the venerable Ascetic Lord Mahāvīra, was wandering from one village to another, adorning his soul through asceticism and austerity, and had taken up residence in the Guṇaśaila Caitya of the city of Rājagṛha. Then, on receiving the news of the Bhagavān's arrival, the people of the city, from the triangular, quadrangular, and other multi-angular streets, gathered enthusiastically to have the darśana of the Bhagavān and to listen to his teachings. Each person was experiencing infinite bliss and was singing the glories of the Bhagavān. The greatness of his darśana was being extolled on all sides. The entire city was filled with this clamor. Thereafter, the entire populace, with devotion, proceeded towards the Guṇaśaila Caitya to have the darśana of the venerable Bhagavān and to drink the nectar of his teachings that flowed from his lotus-like mouth. In this way, they presented themselves before the lotus feet of the venerable Bhagavān and began to worship him with devotion and love.
Now the sūtrakāra, relating to the same subject, says:
"Then the elders went to where the ascetic Lord Mahāvīra was - they approached the ascetic Lord Mahāvīra, saluted him thrice, and after saluting him, asked about his name and lineage. Having asked about his name and lineage, they approached him. They met him one by one, and after meeting him one by one, they went aside. Thus they spoke, 'He, whose devotee the king Śreṇika Bimbisāra desires to see, longs for, and craves for, that ascetic Lord Mahāvīra is the first Tīrthaṅkara.'"