Longquan temple, located at the outskirts of Chinese capital Beijing, has decided to use a robot monk to boost followers. The temple says the robot monk can sing Buddhist chants, move via ...

Buddhist monks in China have harnessed technology to create a robot monk. The 2-foot tall robot is called Xian’er and can chant Buddhist mantras, move via voice command and even hold a simple ...

Robots may not be the most traditional means of spreading Buddhist teachings, but one Chinese temple is giving it a go. By working with engineers and artificial intelligence experts from some of China ...

China is a country with a great diversity of religions, protected by law, with over 100 million followers of various faiths. At more than 85,000 sites around China people worship Buddha, chant ...

In early 526, a Chinese emperor granted a personal audience to an elderly Buddhist monk. The monk, Daodu, explained to Emperor Liang Wudi that he had grown weary of “this physical frame.” The body “is ...

Ohio State hosted a traditional Korean Buddhist monk group that performed a special dance honoring Buddha Friday night. Buddhist monks from the Young San Preservation Group performed a two-hour ...