A humanoid robot dubbed “Gabi” became a Buddhist monk at the Jogyesa Temple in South Korea on Wednesday, in advance of Buddha’s birthday on May 24.
It was the first documented instance of a robot undergoing the sugye ceremony of monastic devotion.
Gabi’s four-foot-three-inch frame was wrapped in traditional Buddhist robes for the ceremony and it was equipped with a rather large set of palms it could press together in the Buddhist posture of prayer.
In addition to performing the sugye ritual, Gabi underwent the ritual purification ceremony of yeonbi, which normally involves getting burned with incense on the arms. Since that particular tradition…
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