• Linked Discourses 1.55 Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.55
  • 6. Old Age 6. Jarāvagga

Gives Birth (1st) Paį¹­hamajanasutta

ā€œWhat gives birth to a person? ā€œKiṁsu janeti purisaṁ, What do they have that runs about? kiṁsu tassa vidhāvati; What enters transmigration? Kiṁsu saṁsāramāpādi, What’s their greatest fear?ā€ kiṁsu tassa mahabbhayanā€ti.

ā€œCraving gives birth to a person. ā€œTaṇhā janeti purisaṁ, Their mind is what runs about. cittamassa vidhāvati; A sentient being enters transmigration. Satto saṁsāramāpādi, Suffering is their greatest fear.ā€ dukkhamassa mahabbhayanā€ti.