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If I say, "I am a monk." or "I am a Buddhist," these are, in comparison to my nature as a human being, temporary. To be human is basic.

Dalai Lama
Buddhist, Monk, Humans
His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2006). “How to Expand Love: Widening the Circle of Loving Relationships”, p.1, Simon and Schuster
If I say, I am a monk. or I am a Buddhist, these are, in comparison to my nature as a human being, temporary. To be human is basic.