瑜伽師地論略纂 16.22

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16.22

"Mahākoṣṭhila": formerly called Mahākoṭṭhita. 'Mahā' means great; 'koṣṭhi' means belly; 'la' means holder. That is, 'Great Belly-Holder'. This is the maternal uncle of Śāriputra, the Long-Nail Wanderer (Dīrghanakha). In the belly is the meaning of the Tripiṭaka. Because he held the meaning of the Tripiṭaka, he was named 'Great Belly-Holder'.

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