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Tatiyajanasutta

Produces (3) Gives Birth (3rd)

“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?

kiṁsu tassa parāyanan”ti.
What determines his destiny?”
What is their destiny?”

“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.

kammaṁ tassa parāyanan”ti.
Kamma determines his destiny. ”
Deeds are their destiny.”