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# SN 1:57 · Engendered (3) (Jana Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/sn-1-57/
- Published: 2026-06-01T00:18:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:52:12.000Z
- Description: Saṁyutta Nikāya · SN 1:57. Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Saṁyutta Nikāya, Verse, Pali, Early Buddhist, Library, #Import 2026-07-06 03:31

“What engenders a person?

What does one have that runs around?

What rushes toward the wandering-on?

What does one have

as one’s support?”

The Buddha:

“Craving engenders a person.

One’s mind is what runs around.

A being rushes toward the wandering-on.

Action is one’s support.”

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*Translated by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu. © 2014 / rev. 2017 Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu — released under the [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) licence, for free distribution only. Source: [dhammatalks.org](https://www.dhammatalks.org/suttas/SN/SN1%5F57.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (Metta Forest Monastery).*