• Linked Discourses 1.57 Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.57
  • 6. Old Age 6. Jarāvagga

Gives Birth (3rd) Tatiyajanasutta

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 is their destiny?ā€ kiṁsu tassa parāyananā€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, Deeds are their destiny.ā€ kammaṁ tassa parāyananā€ti.