法苑珠林 44.33

44.33

又智度論。耆闍崛山者。此名鷲頭山。問曰。何故名鷲頭山。答曰。是山頂似鷲。王舍城人見其似鷲故。共傳言鷲頭山。因而名之為鷲頭山。又王舍城南尸陀林中多諸死人。諸鷲常來食之。還在山頭。時人遂名鷲頭山。是山於五山中最高大。多好林水聖人住處。

Furthermore, the Mahāprajñāpāramitā-śāstra states: Gṛdhrakūṭa Mountain is called here Vulture Peak Mountain. Question: Why is it called Vulture Peak Mountain? Answer: The peak of this mountain resembles a vulture. Because the people of Rājagṛha saw that it resembled a vulture, they passed on the name Vulture Peak Mountain; hence it was named Vulture Peak Mountain. Moreover, in the śīvavana south of Rājagṛha there were many dead corpses; vultures constantly came to feed on them and then returned to rest on the mountain peak. The people of the time thereupon called it Vulture Peak Mountain. This mountain is the highest and largest among the five mountains, possessing many fine groves and waters, and is an abode of sages.