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Dutiyajanasutta

Produces (2) Gives Birth (2nd)

“Kiṁsu janeti purisaṁ,
“What is it that produces a person?
“What gives birth to a person?

kiṁsu tassa vidhāvati;
What does he have that runs around?
What do they have that runs about?

Kiṁsu saṁsāramāpādi,
What enters upon saṁsara?
What enters transmigration?

kismā na parimuccatī”ti.
From what is he not yet freed?”
From what are they not free?”

“Taṇhā janeti purisaṁ,
“Craving is what produces a person;
“Craving gives birth to a person.

cittamassa vidhāvati;
His mind is what runs around;
Their mind is what runs about.

Satto saṁsāramāpādi,
A being enters upon saṁsara;
A sentient being enters transmigration.

dukkhā na parimuccatī”ti.
He is not freed from suffering. ”
From suffering they are not free.”