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2026-05-11

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Coloured paper lotus lanterns strung above a Korean temple courtyard at dusk — illustrative imagery for Newsorga's coverage of Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, where the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism conducted its first ordination ceremony for a humanoid robot named Gabi on May 6, 2026 ahead of Buddha's Birthday.

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Gabi, a Unitree G1 humanoid robot, takes Buddhist precepts at Seoul's Jogyesa Temple in South Korea's first robot-monk ordination

2026-05-118 min read

2026-05-10

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The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi stupa complex in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, viewed in late-afternoon light — illustrative imagery for Newsorga's coverage of the May 9, 2026 arrest of the Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, Atamasthana chief prelate and custodian of the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree, over allegations of sexual abuse of an 11-year-old at an Anuradhapura temple in 2022.

World

Sri Lanka arrests Atamasthana chief prelate Pallegama Hemarathana over alleged child abuse, remanded to May 12

2026-05-107 min read