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head, and bowed in the usual 'namotthunam' posture, saying,
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"May my homage and obeisance reach Srmana Bhagavan Mahavira, who is an Adikara, a Trithankara,
till entitled to the seat of the Liberated Souls, who is my spiritual guide and acarya. From here I send my homage and obeisance to him to where he is at this moment. May the Bhagavan view me from there" (79)!
Having paid his homage and obeisance the king again sat on the throne. He rewarded the officer with 1, 08, 000 gold coins and said,
"Please send me information as soon as the Bhagavān reaches the Pūrṇabhadra caitya".
Decorated with a thousand rays, the sun rose in the sky. In that serene atmosphere of the dawn, Bhagavān Mahavira stepped into the Pūrṇabhadra caitya. He set up his camp there and lived in restraint and penance. over the city of Campa, in the parks and squares, and at the confluence of roads, people said,
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"Bhagavan Mahavira has come to our city. He is staying at the Purnabhadra caitya. The mention of his name and that of his family line give a great merit, what to speak of the merit in seeing him with our own eyes. Oh beloved of the Gods! Let us go and pay homage and obeisance to Bhagavan Mahavira. That will be for our good, and for our happiness in this life and in the next one".
Thereon the people took their bath, put on clean clothes and decorated themselves with garlands. Then, some on horse back, some on elephants, some on palanquins, but the largest majority on foot, started on their. way to see Bhagavan Mahavira.
The officer in charge of Mahavira's routine communicated this happy news to the king. This time, the king gave him a reward of 12, 50, 000 gold coins (80). Then Kūņika, son of Bhambhasara, sent for his army commanders and said,
