The Long Āgama Sūtra 7.65

7.65

「爾時，梵志於人間還，詣彼林所，問小兒曰：『吾先勅汝使守護火，火不滅耶？』小兒對曰：『我向出戲，不時護視，火今已滅。』復問小兒：『汝以何方便更求火耶？』小兒報曰：『火出於木，我以斧破木求火，不得火；復斬之令碎，置於臼中，杵搗求火，復不能得。』時，彼梵志以鑽鑽木出火，積薪而燃，告小兒曰：『夫欲求火，法應如此，不應破析杵碎而求。』

“The wanderer returned from the community and arrived at his grove. He asked the child, ‘Didn’t I instruct you before to guard the fire and keep it from going out?’

“The child responded, ‘I went out to play and didn’t spend the day watching over it. Now, the fire has gone out.’

“He again asked the child, ‘What was your method of looking for the fire?’

“The child responded, ‘The fire came out of the wood, so I chopped wood looking for fire, but I didn’t find any. I also chopped it up and ground it in a mortar looking for the fire. I didn’t find any that way, either.’

“The wanderer then rubbed wood together to make a fire and set a pile of firewood alight. He told the child, ‘Someone who’s looking for fire should use this method. They shouldn’t chop or grind wood to find it.’