經律異相 44.36

44.36

A great flood suddenly inundated [the land]. Living beings relied on a hill to escape it, but it was on the verge of being submerged as well. Suddenly a phoenix arrived; a wise person clung to its wings and was carried up to high ground, escaping the flood disaster. Those who remained behind suddenly saw a cormorant and entrusted themselves to its feathers. But the cormorant plunged straight into the deep water, and all drowned at once. (Extracted from the Miscellaneous Parables Sūtra).