SN 1.56 — Gives Birth (2nd)

English translation by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.

Translation

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Engendered (2)
 Jana Sutta (SN 1:56)

“What engenders a person?
What does one have that runs around?
What rushes toward the wandering-on?
From what is one not yet released?”

The Buddha:
“Craving engenders a person.
One’s mind is what runs around.
A being rushes toward the wandering-on.
From suffering one’s not yet released.”