Dalai Lama Monk Quotations

I describe myself as a simple Buddhist monk. No more, no less.

Im a Tibetan monk, not a vegetarian,

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.

I am a simple Buddhist monk.

If I had not been a monk, I would have become an engineer.

But when it comes to democratic political parties, I prefer that monks and nuns not join them - in order to ensure proper democratic practice.

I am simply just one monk. That's all.