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|title = Buddhism and Cyberware: A Perspective
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|transcript = Interviewer: For most of us, the precepts of [[Religion#Buddhism|Buddhism]] seem baffling to say the least. How would you explain to the average [[Night City|Night Citizen]] why bhikkhu such as yourself are against implanting cybernetic technology into their bodies?

Monk: It's not that we're against them, per say{{sic}}. Every person has the right to make choices with their body so long as those choices don't harm another. Though bhikkhu do abide by stricter rules, such as abstaining from [[cyberware]], in order to achieve Enlightenment.

Interviewer: Then what does your hesitation stem from? How do cybernetics affect your pursuit of Enlightenment?

Monk: Well...(short pause) Among other things, it's their vague, fluid status... for lack of a better word. Ask yourself - what is an implant? A part of your body? An impersonal object?

Interviewer: You're asking me? Uh... (unintelligible) ...suppose I'd say it depends.

Monk: Precisely. Bhikkhu limit their possessions to a robe, umbrella, and a bowl for alms. Everything else is a distraction that hinders his or her release from the world's suffering. Let's say, for example, that a synthetic hand is just that - a hand, a part of your body. But if it has a watch installed in it? A blade?

Interviewer: Right, I think I understand. Where the line's drawn isn't completely clear.

Monk: Possessions - especially such intimate ones - are distractions that muddy the mind, that pull it further from inner peace. I believe the phenomenon of [[cyberpsychosis]] is proof enough of this truth.
|location = *Can be found behind the bhikkhu at [[Cargo Bay]], [[Northside (2077)|Northside]].
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