蚕茧自缚 (蠶繭自縛) cánjiǎn zì fú

cánjiǎn zì fú set phrase silkworm makes a cocoon
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: A parable in the 大般涅槃經 Mahaparinirvana Sutra (FGDB '蠶繭自縛'; T 374, Scroll 27; Yamamoto, K., 1974, p. 369)