“What is it that produces a person?
What does he have that runs around?
What enters upon saṁsara?
What is his greatest fear?”“It is craving that produces a person;
His mind is what runs around;
A being enters upon saṁsara;
Suffering is his greatest fear.”
sn.1.55 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)
Produces (1)
- Translator: Bhikkhu Bodhi
- Editor: Blake Walsh
Gives Birth (1st)
“What gives birth to a person?What do they have that runs about?
What enters transmigration?
What’s their greatest fear?”
“Craving gives birth to a person.
Their mind is what runs about.
A sentient being enters transmigration.
Suffering is their greatest fear.”