News Round Up for w/e 12th January 2022

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Jan 12, 2022
Martin Goodson

This week from Zen cyberspace, university develops exoskeleton to aid Buddhist pilgrims and Japanese Buddhist monk combines electronic music and prayer a choreographed dance.

Japanese University Develops Robotic Exoskeleton to Aid Buddhist Pilgrims Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have introduced a new robotic suit to help Buddhist pilgrims in Japan. The suit straps to a person’s back and legs and uses six motors to aid motion. 

Jakucho Setouchi: Outspoken Buddhist nun who penned hundreds of books Drawing on her own tumultuous love life, Setouchi became one of Japan’s most prolific novelists 

Japanese Buddhist Monk Combines Electronic Music and Choreography in Prayer Dance for Students Japanese monk Ryushin Takiyama was recently featured in a music video set in a meditation hall at Koyasan Ekoin temple in Japan’s Wakayama Prefecture. The video, which mixes...

The Unshakeable Deliverance of the Heart, Ajahn Sumedho Ajahn Sumedho gives a brilliant talk pointing out the shaking and the unshakable.

You don’t look Buddhist More Jews than ever are converting to Buddhism. Mary Wakefield finds out why they make the leap of faith.

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