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Gives Birth (1st)

Paṭhamajanasutta

A person is created by craving and fears suffering.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.55Linked Discourses 1.55
  • 0.26. Jarāvagga6. Old Age

0.3PaṭhamajanasuttaGives Birth (1st)

1.1“Kiṁsu janeti purisaṁ,“What gives birth to a person?1.2kiṁsu tassa vidhāvati;What do they have that runs about?1.3Kiṁsu saṁsāramāpādi,What enters transmigration?1.4kiṁsu tassa mahabbhayan”ti.What’s their greatest fear?”

2.1“Taṇhā janeti purisaṁ,“Craving gives birth to a person.2.2cittamassa vidhāvati;Their mind is what runs about.2.3Satto saṁsāramāpādi,A sentient being enters transmigration.2.4dukkhamassa mahabbhayan”ti.Suffering is their greatest fear.”