大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 78.15

78.15

Regarding the commentary's "It does not mean having chosen a place of birth": the Benxing jing says that when the Tathāgata was about to descend to be born, he contemplated with the pure divine eye which place in Jambudvīpa was suitable for him to descend and be born in, up to saying: "Only King Śuddhodana's household is suitable; other households are not suitable." This seems as though there was a choice of birth place. The non-conceptual wisdom in truth makes no choice; it is simply that the compassion of wisdom responds to beings in this way, so choosing is without anything chosen.