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{{Short description|1960 book by Arthur Koestler}}
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| caption        = First US edition (publ. [[Macmillan Publishers (United States)|Macmillan]])
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| author         = [[Arthur Koestler]]
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| language       = English
| subject        = [[Mysticism]]
| published      = 1960
| media_type     = Print
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'''''The Lotus and the Robot''''' is a 1960 book by [[Arthur Koestler]], in which the author explores eastern [[mysticism]]. Although later dated by Westerners' greater exposure to Asian practices, it concentrates mainly on Indian and Japanese traditions,<ref name="robot1">{{cite book|author=Shoji Yamada|title=Shots in the Dark: Japan, Zen, and the West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5BwyUDy2cBUC&pg=PA215|accessdate=11 August 2013|date=29 November 2011|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-94765-5|page=215}}</ref>  which form the two parts—the "lotus" and the "robot" respectively.
The [[List of books banned in India|book was banned in India]] for its negative portrayal of [[Gandhi]].<ref name="robot1"/>
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