法苑珠林 53.14

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53.14

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.

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese