What was the motivation behind Devadattas initial kindness?

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AN4.68:1.2: There the Buddha spoke to the mendicants about Devadatta:
AN4.68:1.3: “Possessions, honor, and popularity came to Devadatta for his own ruin and downfall.

Possessions, honor and popularity are all impermanent and unsatisfactory.

Relishing those would bring suffering.

MN1:171.4: Because he has understood that relishing is the root of suffering,

Things that are relished tend to grow, and as they grow, so too do their defilements grow. So perhaps we might simply say that Devadatta relished possessions, honor and popularity?

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