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Temple's chatty robot monk dispenses Buddhist wisdom in China
chubby / 'tʃʌbi / adj. 圆胖的，丰满的 TEM8
expertise / 'ɛkspɝ'tiz / n. 专门知识；专门技术；专家的意见 CET6
promotional / prə'moʃənl / adj. 促销的；增进的；奖励的 TEM4
animation / ,ænɪ'meʃən / n. 活泼，生气；激励；卡通片绘制 TEM8
contradictory / ,kɑntrə'dɪktəri / adj. 矛盾的；反对的；反驳的；TEM4
This funny-looking, chubby robot might well be the most popular Buddhist monk in China.
Standing two-feet (60 centimeters) tall, Xian'er is based on a cartoon character created by a Buddhist master at Beijing's Longquan Temple.
He's already attracted a steady stream of admirers to the 1,700-year-old place of worship after first shooting to fame on Chinese social media.
Longquan Temple introduced the robot in 2015 in hopes of using cutting edge technology to spread Buddhism. Companies volunteered their expertise for the unusual project.
"Developing Xian'er wasn't for promotional or commercial purposes," said Xianfan, the head of the temple's animation studio.
"We only wanted to explore how to better fuse Buddhism with science, to convey the message that Buddhism and science aren't contradictory."
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