妙法蓮華經玄贊 1.96

1.96

In Sanskrit it is Mahā-Maudgalyāyana; saying 'Da Mujianglian' is corrupted; here it is translated as 'Great Harvester of Pulse Clan'. In ancient times there was a ṛṣi living in a secluded mountain retreat who always gathered mung beans to eat, whence it became his clan name. The Venerable's mother was of that clan, and he took his mother's clan name as his own name; having attained great supernatural powers, he is called 'Great Harvester of Pulse Clan' to distinguish him from others of this clan. From his father his original name was Kolita, also called Kolita; the previous 'Juliutuo' was corrupted. The Large Prajñāpāramitā has 'Śāriputra, Great Harvester of Pulse Clan'; the background stories of these two are as in the commentary by Maitreya.