大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 84.43

84.43

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."