Robots have appeared in Buddhist monasteries in China and Japan that preach Buddhism, read sutras and help believers. Where is the wheel of samsara rolling?
From Buddhism of the Past to the Religion of the Future
In the 19th century. the inhabitants of many Asian countries accused Buddhism of backwardness and inertia, and the monks of the fact that they parasitize society and spread superstition. However, now in the West Buddhism is perceived as a religion closest to science and the scientific picture of the world. How did it happen?
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According to Professor Robert Gerasi, if robots have Buddha nature and are able to accumulate merit for people, perhaps one day they will be able to acquire merit for themselves, and in general they are much better in religious terms, because they are devoid of human weaknesses. But if so, then perhaps they do not know suffering and have already attained nirvana?