[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Buddhist Sanskrit literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit) › [Āgama sūtras of the mainstream schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama) › [Dīrghāgama (Dharmaguptaka)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama) › [長阿含經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas) › 7.65 # The Long Āgama Sūtra 7.65 長阿含經 7.65 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.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?’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “The child responded, ‘I went out to play and didn’t spend the day watching over it. Now, the fire has gone out.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “He again asked the child, ‘What was your method of looking for the fire?’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “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.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) > “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.’ > — Charles Patton, The Long Discourses (selected sūtras) - [Previous: 7.64](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7.64) - [Next: 7.66](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7.66) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7) ## Translations (2) - [The Long Discourses (selected sūtras)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-patton.7.p80) — Charles Patton, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas~en-mt.7.65) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7.65](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.agama.dirghagama*zh-buddhayasas.7.65) · Pramāṇa