法苑珠林 27.39

27.39

如僧伽羅剎經云。昔者菩薩。現為鸚鵡常處于樹。風吹彼樹更相切磨。便有火出。火漸熾盛遂焚一山。鸚鵡思惟。猶如飛鳥軀止于樹。故當反復起報恩心。何況於我長夜處之而不滅火。即往詣海。以其兩翅取大海水。至彼火上而灑於火。或以口灑東西馳奔。時有善神。感其勤苦。尋為滅火。

As the Saṅgharakṣitāvadāna-sūtra says: In the past, the Bodhisattva manifested as a parrot and constantly dwelt in a tree. The wind blew the trees so that they rubbed against one another, and fire broke out. The fire gradually grew fierce and eventually burned a whole mountain. The parrot thought: 'Even an ordinary bird roosting in a tree would repeatedly give rise to the intention to repay kindness; how much more so for me, who have dwelt here throughout the long night—how could I not extinguish the fire?' It immediately went to the ocean, took up ocean water with its two wings, flew over the fire, and sprinkled it on the flames, or sprinkled water with its beak, darting back and forth from east to west. At that time, a benevolent deity, moved by its diligent toil, immediately extinguished the fire on its behalf.