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Cute robotic monk knows the meaning of life
The Longquan (Dragon Spring) Temple in Beijing is spreading Buddhist teachings with the help of an adorable, two-foot-tall monk. His name is Xian'er, and he's a robot with a touchscreen chest. The temple teamed up with a dozen local tech and culture companies to create Xian'er, according to The New York Times. Xian Fan, the head of the temple's Comic Center, which designed the robot and publishes Buddhist comics, says the machine demonstrates that "science and Buddhism don't clash or contradict each other."
