[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) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 53.14 # 法苑珠林 53.14 法苑珠林 53.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [53.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.14) 問曰。若爾者。何以不言憂波提舍但言舍利弗。答曰。時人貴重其母。於眾女人中聰明第一。以是因緣故稱舍利弗。 > The question is asked: If that is so, why is he not called Upatiṣya, but only called Śāriputra? The answer says: The people of the time held his mother in high esteem, as she was foremost in intelligence among all women; on account of this circumstance, he was called Śāriputra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 53.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.13) - [Next: 53.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.15) - [Up: 53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.53.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.53.14) · Pramāṇa