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Sentient being

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Sentient being

(tib.: sem chen) Any living being, not just human, in samsara who has not yet attained liberation.

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"Whatever joy there is in this world, all comes from wanting others to be happy. Whatever suffering there is in this world, all comes from wanting oneself to be happy."
- Shantideva

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