(25) 提婆達多　害佛毀教
提婆達多心懷奢望，背叛佛陀，害佛毀僧壞教，最後在佛前懺悔而逝，為示業報墮大地獄，實則提婆達多乃為佛陀善知識，發心以逆佛助佛學道，世世與佛作對，激發道心，故佛讚為善知識，於法華會上為說「提婆達多品」。

Devadatta Tried to Harm the Buddha and Destroy Buddhism.
Devadatta, the one who dreamt about betraying the Buddha and destroying Buddha and his sangha, deeply repented his deeds just before his death. He fell into hell as a demonstration of karma but in actual fact he was a constructive adversary of Buddha, who
had vowed to help Buddha complete his path by going against the Buddha, life after life, to reinforce Buddha’s determination to achieve enlightenment. Hence the Buddha considered him a good friend, and thus spoke of the Devadatta Chapter during the Lotus Sutra Assembly.