Sentient beings (Buddhism)

Buddhist monk protecting an injured sparrow. Likir Monastery, Ladakh, India

In Buddhism, sentient beings or living beings are beings with consciousness, sentience, or in some contexts life itself.[1]

  1. ^ Getz, Daniel A. (2004). "Sentient beings"; cited in Buswell, Robert E. (2004). Encyclopedia of Buddhism. Volume 2. New York, US: Macmillan Reference USA. ISBN 0-02-865720-9 (Volume 2): pp.760