法苑珠林 51.59

51.59

Then the flock of birds all said: ‘It is truly as you have said.’ They immediately assembled and resolved: ‘This parrot is intelligent, clever, and wise; it is fit to be king.’ They then appointed it king.” The Buddha addressed the bhikṣus: “The owl at that time was the present bhikṣu Chanda; the parrot was the present Ānanda.”