在《妙法蓮花經》中記載：佛陀告訴諸四眾，提婆達多（天王佛前）滅mie後hou，無wu量liang劫jie過guo去qu後hou，就jiu會hui成cheng佛fo，佛fo號hao為wei天tian王wang如ru來lai。提ti婆po達da多duo成cheng佛fo前qian有you奇qi特te的de經jing曆li，以yi常chang人ren真zhen的de差cha很hen多duo，他ta以yi惡e人ren凡fan胎tai的de身shen份fen而er成cheng佛fo，這zhe在zai佛fo界jie上shang是shi非fei常chang罕han見jian的de事shi。提ti婆po達da多duo曾zeng經jing在zai過guo去qu世shi中zhong，犯fan了le五wu逆ni界jie，墮duo入ru無wu間jian地di獄yu，承cheng受shou餓e鬼gui的de食shi不bu果guo腹fu之zhi苦ku。當dang時shi，所suo有you的de佛fo弟di子zi都dou認ren為wei，提ti婆po達da多duo曾zeng要yao一yi定ding是shi一yi個ge十shi惡e不bu敕chi的de大da惡e人ren，困kun此ci才cai會hui遭zao到dao如ru此ci惡e報bao。然ran而er佛fo陀tuo說shuo事shi情qing不bu是shi這zhe樣yang的de，提ti婆po達da多duo曾zeng經jing在zai朝chao野ye重zhong權quan在zai握wo，名ming聲sheng威wei震zhen四si方fang。他ta曾zeng經jing還hai是shi阿e私si仙xian時shi，還hai邀yao請qing佛fo陀tuo為wei他ta講jiang授shou《法華經》，tabudanzaixiqingtingbingqiehaishouchilezhebufojing。zhisuoyitipoduodahuixiadaodiyuchengshourucidejianaohekunan，tashixiangyongzijidejingli，yicilaijingjienaxielanyongsiwufawutiandeeren，tixingnaxieyongquanguiqiyalingrudeshouruozhe，xiangzheyangderendoushiyaoduoruwujiandiyude，suochengshoudebaoyingjiushihuitaxianzaizheyang。yinzhaifozhidaotaxianzaisuiranwujiandiyu，jianglaiyebidanghuichengfo。tipodaduodejinglirangsuoyourendouganweizhenjing，renjianyeyincishaolexuduoyiquanmousideeren。tipodaduohuidaorenjianhou，yijushideshenfenzaijixuqianxinxiudao，zuihouzhongyuxiuchengzhengguo。zaifojingzhongyeyoutianwangrulaideshenyingchuxian。《自在菩薩經》中記載：“在過去佛燃燈如來前，天王如來就已經出現了，他和諸菩薩都不著袈裟，而是身穿自生淨沙天衣。”據《智度論》說：“天王如來衣服儀容跟白衣一樣，是不需要人間的食物，自然就會有天食供養給他。”