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Siddhartha Gautama / Buddha

Saṃyutta Nikāya: Connected Discourses Text 55

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Canonical reference sn1.55

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Bhikkhu Sujato

Linked Discourses 1.55
6. Old Age
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.”

Pali

Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.55
6. Jarāvagga
Paṭhamajanasutta
“Kiṁsu janeti purisaṁ,
kiṁsu tassa vidhāvati;
Kiṁsu saṁsāramāpādi,
kiṁsu tassa mahabbhayan”ti.
“Taṇhā janeti purisaṁ,
cittamassa vidhāvati;
Satto saṁsāramāpādi,
dukkhamassa mahabbhayan”ti.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Discours reliés 1.55
6. La vieillesse
Donne naissance (1)
« Qu’est-ce qui donne naissance à une personne ?
Qu’a-t-elle qui court de-ci de-là ?
Qu’est-ce qui entre dans la transmigration ?
Quelle est sa plus grande peur ? »
« L’avidité donne naissance à une personne.
C’est son esprit qui court de-ci de-là.
Un être sensible entre dans la transmigration.
La souffrance est sa plus grande peur. »

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