法苑珠林 65.42

65.42

As the Saṅgharakṣa-sūtra says: At that time there was a bodhisattva in the mountains who sat upright with a compassionate mind, contemplating without moving. A bird hatched its eggs on his crown. Realizing that the bird was on his crown and fearing that the eggs would fall, his body did not stir or shake. Restraining his sitting posture, he remained motionless in that place. Even when the bird fledged its wings, as long as it could not fly, he never abandoned it and went away.