The robot manufactured by SoftBank has been given a small set of priest's robes, a tablet with which to chant its sutras from, and it apparently does everything needed to conduct a Buddhist funeral. A ...

Comedian Garry Shandling will be ordained a monk as he’s laid to rest in an intricate Buddhist funeral service next month. The late comic — who was a devout Buddhist — arranged the ceremony before he ...

If you’re a Buddhist living in Japan, you now have the option of having a tiny white robot presiding at your funeral in lieu of a human priest. Japanese plastic moulding and funereal services company ...