#Gabi

South Korea’s Jogye Temple ordains humanoid robot Gabi as an honorary Buddhist monk, highlighting the fusion of tradition, AI and modern religious practice.

A four-foot humanoid robot named Gabi has become a monk at a Buddhist temple in Seoul, participating in a modified initiation ceremony where it pledged to respect life, obey humans, act peacefully toward other robots and objects.…

One could dismiss the whole thing as a marketing gimmick, a shiny thing to attract more human followers, but what if it weren’t?

From Latest articles | smithsonianmag.com: Meet 'Gabi,' the Robot That Just Became a Monk at a Buddhist Temple in South Korea. It’s the Latest Robot to Take Up Religious Practice

South Korea’s largest Buddhist order has introduced Gabi, a humanoid robot monk, raising fresh questions about how AI and robotics may fit into spiritual life.

About 130 centimetres tall and dressed in traditional Buddhist robes, Gabi took part in an ordination ceremony alongside senior monks at Jogye Temple.