大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 84.43

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疏「目連」，梵語，即古譯，義即新譯。新梵語云摩訶沒特伽羅。然疏約從母氏得名，若從父稱，此名俱利迦，亦云俱儷多，亦云俱律陀，此云吉占。《智論》云「舍利弗以才明見貴，目連豪彥最重，智藝相比德行互同。」《增一》云「我弟子中神通輕舉飛到十方者，大目連第一。」《智論》四十一稱為「右面弟子。焚德勝之殿、蹴耆域之車、壓調達五百之徒、尋佛聲過恒河沙界，德難稱也。」

The Commentary states: "Maudgalyāyana" (Mùlián): Sanskrit, which is the old translation, while the meaning is the new translation. The new Sanskrit is Mahā-Maudgalyāyana. The Commentary derives the name from the mother's clan; if referred to by the father's name, he is called Kolita, also called Kulita, or Kolida, which here is translated as 'Auspicious Divination'. The Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa says: "Śāriputra was honoured for his brilliance and insight, while Maudgalyāyana was most respected as a hero among men; their wisdom and skills matched each other, and their virtuous deeds were mutually identical." The Ekottarika-āgama says: "Among my disciples, the foremost in supernatural powers, levitating lightly and flying to the ten directions, is Mahāmaudgalyāyana." Fascicle forty-one of the Mahāprajñāpāramitopadeśa calls him "the disciple on the right. He burned the hall of Viśākhā, kicked the chariot of Jīvaka, suppressed the five hundred followers of Devadatta, and pursued the Buddha's voice beyond worlds as numerous as the sands of the Ganges; his virtues are difficult to praise."