[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [佛祖統紀](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035) › 28.122 # 佛祖統紀 28.122 佛祖統紀 28.122 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [28.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.28.122) 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?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 28.121](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.28.121) - [Next: 28.123](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.28.123) - [Up: 28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.28) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035~en-mt.28.122) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [龍舒增廣淨土文](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.1970.6.76) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.28.122](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2035.28.122) · Pramāṇa