一切經音義 23.99

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Mahāmaudgalyāyana (maud [揵] is pronounced渠焉 [q- + (i)än > qián]. Mahāmaudgalyāyana means here “Bean-Gathering Clan”; this was the surname of the Venerable One's mother. Furthermore, because the Venerable One possessed great supernormal powers, both matters were taken to form his name. His maternal clan was the lineage of the ṛṣi who gathered mung beans).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese