Humanism means that human beings think and explore about essential characteristics of themselves, including ideal human nature and its way to realize which is cultural action in human society.

人文是人对自身本质特性的思索和探寻，包括理想人性及其实现方式，这种实现方式在人类社会主要体现为文化行为。

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The love of beauty is an essential part of all healthy human nature.

爱美是所有健康人天性中的一个重要部分。

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These are only appearances observed by defiled human eyes and people become attached to appearances. The essential nature of things is free from all discriminations and attachments.

这些只是染污之人的肉眼以及执着于表相的人所观察到的外表现象而已。事实上，任何事物的本质是离一切分别和执着的。

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There is no essential human nature that is fixed and unchanging.

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