Anfu Monastery
ebook: When Buddhism Meets AI
AI (artificial intelligence) is quietly reshaping our world—but what is its relationship to the human mind, and to our spiritual practice?
In this teaching, Venerable Master Da Zhao guides us to reflect on where technology and inner life meet. Since the First Industrial Revolution, the outer world has advanced at great speed, yet the human mind has not always moved in step. Amid increasing convenience, many find themselves facing greater confusion and subtle unease.
Tracing humanity’s search for happiness—from the birth of art to the development of science, psychology, and religion—Master Da Zhao reveals that the Buddhadharma carries a deeply experiential and “scientific” quality. By placing AI’s binary logic alongside the path of cultivation, he also shows us the subtle similarities between it and the path of cultivation in logic.
May Schedule | 5月課程及共修
5/3, 10, 17 (SUN)
2:30 – 3:30 PM
新課程：《普賢菩薩十大願王》—— 玄正法師
Teaching: The Ten Great Vows of Samantabhadra Bodhisattva
(Chinese-language)
Who We Are
Anfu Monastery is a Buddhist temple of the Tiantai sect of Mahayana Buddhism. Operated by the monastic sangha, the temple promotes the Buddha’s teachings, cultivates loving-kindness and compassion, and seeks to benefit all living beings. Read more.
Superintendent: Ven. Ze Xu
Venerable Zexu is a well-known Buddhist music singer. In 2008, he became a monk and began his studies under Master Da Zhao. In 2011, he earned a Master of Arts degree from Kelenia University in Sri Lanka. In 2023, he obtained a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from the University of the West in California. In 2019, he began to establish Anfu Monastery in Los Angeles, California. Read more.
Our Lineage
The Tiantai sect (天台宗), also known as Fahua sect (法華宗), is one of the sects of Chinese Buddhism, which began in the late Northern and Southern Dynasties. It is called Tiantai Sect because of its founder, Zhiyi 智顗, who lived and taught the Buddhist teachings in Tiantai Mountain, Zhejiang Province. With The Lotus Sutra of Wondrous Dharma as its fundamental classic, it is also known as the Fahua Sect.
Because it attaches great importance to the study of Buddhist teachings and combines the actual practice of shamatha and vipassana, it is famous for “the double beauty of teaching and vigilance”.
