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Linked Discourses 1.56 – Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.56

6. Old Age – 6. Jarāvagga

SN 1.56 Gives Birth (2nd) – Dutiyajanasutta

 

“What gives birth to a person?

“Kiṁsu janeti purisaṁ,

What do they have that runs about?

kiṁsu tassa vidhāvati;

What enters transmigration?

Kiṁsu saṁsāramāpādi,

From what are they not free?”

kismā na parimuccatī”ti.

“Craving gives birth to a person.

“Taṇhā janeti purisaṁ,

Their mind is what runs about.

cittamassa vidhāvati;

A sentient being enters transmigration.

Satto saṁsāramāpādi,

From suffering they are not free.”

dukkhā na parimuccatī”ti.