法華義疏 9.237

9.237

提婆達多是斛飯王子，提婆此翻為天，達多言熱，以其生時諸天心熱故名天熱。所以然者，諸天知其造三逆罪破壞佛法，見其初生心生熱惱故因以為名。此品歎經三力即為三段：一、成佛力；二、廣大力；三、速疾力。由提婆達多說經遂致作佛，故經有成佛之力。由文殊說《法華經》，無量無邊眾生並得悟道，故歎《法華》有廣大力。龍女聞經現身成佛，故歎此經有速疾力。所以歎此三力者，為成命覓弘經人故也。今從初作名，故云提婆品。

Devadatta was a son of Dronodana. 'Deva' is translated here as 'god' (tian), and 'datta' means 'heat' (re); because when he was born the hearts of the gods grew hot, he was called 'Heavenly Heat'. The reason for this is that the gods knew he would commit three heinous sins and destroy the Buddha's Dharma; seeing his initial birth, their minds gave rise to burning distress, and so he was named after this. The praise of the sūtra's three powers in this chapter comprises three sections: first, the power to attain buddhahood; second, the vastly great power; third, the swift power. Because Devadatta expounded the sūtra, he subsequently brought about the attainment of buddhahood; therefore the sūtra has the power to attain buddhahood. Because Mañjuśrī expounded the Lotus Sūtra, immeasurable and boundless sentient beings all attained awakening to the Way; therefore the Lotus is praised as having vastly great power. The dragon girl heard the sūtra and attained buddhahood in her present body; therefore this sūtra is praised as having swift power. The reason for praising these three powers is to accomplish the command to seek persons to propagate the sūtra. Here the title is taken from the beginning, and so it is called the 'Devadatta Chapter'.