佛祖統紀 28.122

28.122

長沙鸜鵒。元祐間長沙郡人養一鸜鵒。俗呼八八兒者。偶見僧念阿彌陀佛。即隨口稱念。旦暮不絕。因以與僧。久之鳥亡。僧具棺以葬之。俄口中生蓮華一枝。人為頌曰。有一靈禽八八兒。解隨僧口念阿彌。死埋平地蓮華發。我輩為人豈不知。

The mynah of Changsha. During the Yuanyou era, a person of Changsha Commandery kept a mynah, commonly called 'baba'er'. Upon seeing a monk reciting 'Amitābha Buddha', it followed along and recited it from its mouth, never ceasing morning or evening. For this reason, [the owner] gave it to the monk. After some time, the bird died. The monk prepared a coffin to bury it. Shortly after, a lotus flower grew from its mouth. Someone made a verse praise for it: / 'There is an intelligent bird, the baba'er, / Able to follow a monk's mouth and recite "Amida". / Dead and buried in flat earth, a lotus flower blooms; / How could we humans fail to understand this?'