This looks like AI to me, especially given what’s been happening at Shaolin Temple since Yongxin was ousted. It doesn’t sound like what Yinle has proposed at all.
Fri Apr 22, 2016 5:42am EDT
Robot monk blends science and Buddhism at Chinese temple
BEIJING | BY JOSEPH CAMPBELL
A Buddhist temple on the outskirts of Beijing has decided to ditch traditional ways and use technology to attract followers.
Longquan temple says it has developed a robot monk that can chant Buddhist mantras, move via voice command, and hold a simple conversation.
Named Xian’er, the 60-cm (2-foot) tall robot resembles a cartoon-like novice monk in yellow robes with a shaven he…