[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [注維摩詰經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775) › 2.242 # 注維摩詰經 2.242 注維摩詰經 2.242 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [2.242](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.242) 什曰：目連，婆羅門姓也，名俱律陀。拘律陀，樹神名也，以求神得，故因以為名。生便有大智慧，故名大目揵連，神足第一者也。肇曰：目連，弟子中神足第一，出婆羅門種。姓目揵連，字拘律陀也。 > \[Kumāra\]jīva says: Maudgalyāyana is a brāhmaṇa clan name; his personal name was Kolita. Kolita is the name of a tree deity; because he was obtained by praying to the deity, he was named after it. He possessed great wisdom from birth, hence he is called Mahāmaudgalyāyana, foremost in supernatural powers. > > \[Seng\]zhao says: Maudgalyāyana was foremost in supernatural powers among the disciples, born of brāhmaṇa stock. His clan name was Maudgalyāyana, and his personal name was Kolita. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.241](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.241) - [Next: 2.243](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.243) - [Up: 2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775~en-mt.2.242) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.242](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1775.2.242) · Pramāṇa