SN1.55: Paṭhamajanasutta

Paṭhamajanasutta: Produces (1) - translated by Bhikkhu Bodhi

“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.”

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