Robot Monk Xian'er
Robot Monk Xian'er (Chinese: 贤二机器僧) is a humanoid robot based on the cartoon character Xian'er. It was developed by a team of monks, volunteers and AI experts from Beijing Longquan Monastery in Beijing, China. [1] He can follow human instructions to make body movements, read scriptures and play Buddhist music. He can chat and respond to people's emotional and spiritual questions with Buddhist wisdom. As a chatbot, Robot Monk Xian'er is available on certain public platforms including Wechat[2][3] and Facebook. Over the years, master Xuecheng, the abbot of Beijing Longquan Monastery, replied to thousands of questions on Sina Weibo[4]. These questions and their answers become the data source of the chatbot.Xian’er was so named because all monks in Beijing Longquan monastery have the character “贤”( “Xian” ) in their dharma names. It is the hope of Ven. Master Shifu that his disciples will do better than him and become sages and saints, never declining to shoulder responsibilities. “Er” comes from the doctrine of non-duallity in Buddhism, which means surpassing the dual antagonism. “Er” also means “thickheaded” in Chinese. In secular life, it is better for people to stay a little bit “er”. Xian’er, a virtual cartoon image created by the Cartoon & Animation Center of Longquan Monastery in Haidian District, Beijing, was created by Venerable Xianfan, who was a graduate of China Central Academy of Fine Arts. Clad in a yellow monk robe, with a round head and jug ears, Xian’er is an adorable little monk with naughty but kind personality, and quick wisdom. He is the leading character of many cartoon series including Troubles are Self-inflicted, Letting Go is Not Only Giving But Rather Acquiring, and Xian’er Prequel, and is hence called Xian’er.
References
- ^ ""科研最强寺庙"龙泉寺研发呆萌机器僧". 网易. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ^ "WeChat robotic monk is now chatting in English". The Telegraph. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Robot monk to spread Buddhist wisdom to the digital generation". The Guardians. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
- ^ "学诚法师 新浪微博". Retrieved 27 January 2018.
External links
- Robot Monk Xian’er Facebook Page
- 贤二机器僧 百度百科
- Xian’er（Himalaya FM）：https://www.ximalaya.com/zhubo/51042977
- Xian’er（Dragonfly FM）：https://admin.qingting.fm/content/channels
- Xian’er（Penguin FM）：https://nextradio.qq.com/v2/album_list/album_list.html
- Robot Monk Xian’er（Himalaya FM）：http://www.ximalaya.com/95952853/profile
- Robot Monk Xian’er（Dragonfly FM）：https://admin.qingting.fm/home/user
- Robot Monk Xian’er（Penguin FM）：http://nextradio.qq.com/v2/index/index.html
- Robot Monk Xian’er（Litchi FM）：http://www.lizhi.fm/