A deity asks the Buddha what gives rise to a person, what does he have that wanders about, what experiences cyclic existence, and what determines this person‘s destiny.

SN 1.57  Tatiya jana sutta - Gives Rise To (Third)

[A deity asked]: “What gives rise to a person?
What does he have that |wanders about::roams around, runs astray [vidhāvati]|?
What |experiences cyclic existence::experiences wandering on, suffers passing from one state of existence to the next [saṃsāramāpādi]|?
What determines his destiny?”

[The Blessed One]: “|Craving::wanting, yearning, longing, attachment, lit. thirst [taṇha]| gives rise to a person,
his |mind::the faculty of thought and intention, often restless or wandering [citta]| is what wanders about;
A |sentient being::living being; what is clung to, stuck to, attached to [satta]| experiences cyclic existence,
|Kamma::action, deed, doing [kamma]| determines his destiny.”

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