Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Longquan, a Buddhist temple in China, seems quite happy to use the services of a 2 ft (60.96 cm) robot monk to spread Buddhism.

A 400-year-old temple in Japan is attempting to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest it believes will change the face of religion -- despite being accused of creating a "Frankenstein's ...

A robot is preaching Buddhist wisdom to worshippers at a temple in Japan — but some visitors think it looks like "Frankenstein's monster." The humanoid robot, or android, started reciting Buddhist ...

The humanoid robot is modeled after Kannon Bodhisattva, the Buddhist Goddess of Mercy. The robot’s name is Mindar and it gave its first speech on the Heart Sutra, a key scripture in Buddhist teaching.

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Longquan, a Buddhist temple in China, seems quite happy to use the services of a 2 ft (60.96 cm) robot monk to spread Buddhism. Xian'er, the monk bot clad in yellow, can chant Buddhist mantras, ...