To mark Buddha's Birthday in the 2570th year of the Buddhist calendar (2026), solemn Buddhist ceremonies were held simultaneously at temples nationwide on the 24th. At Seoul’s Jogye Temple, the ...

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The humanoid promised to obey humans, save energy and treat other robots peacefully. South Korean Buddhist leaders have recently started to embrace artificial intelligence ...

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