News

New abbot at scandal-hit China Shaolin Temple enforces ‘Buddhist 996’ rule; 30 monks quit
Stringent regime at famous temple slashes monk’s screen time on mobile phones, imposes strict diet, long working hours.
Malay Mail on MSN1d
New abbot of China’s legendary Shaolin Temple rolls out ‘996’ routine, 30 monks reconsider their Zen
Following the ousting of former abbot Shi Yongxin over allegations of financial and sexual misconduct, his successor Shi ...
Woman Allegedly Had Sex with Buddhist Monks — and then Blackmailed Them for More than $11M: Authorities
Police in Thailand arrested a woman this week who allegedly seduced a group of Buddhist monks and later allegedly blackmailed ...
Woman ‘filmed herself having sex with Buddhist monks and blackmailed them for £9,000,000’
A Buddhist sex scandal has erupted in Thailand after a woman filmed herself sleeping with monks before blackmailing them for ...
Thai woman arrested for blackmailing monks with thousands of videos after sex
Wirapol Sukphol, a jet-setting monk known for his lavish lifestyle, made international headlines in 2017 when he was charged ...
Thai woman accused of extorting over $11 million from Buddhist monks
A 35-year-old woman was arrested in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on July 15 for allegedly engaging in sexual relations with senior Buddhist monks and using explicit materials to extort money from them.
Amid twisted metal and tangled monks’ robes, Cambodians count the cost of five days of war
This is a pagoda.”In his telling, more than 20 people were at the Ta Moan Sen Chey pagoda, a Buddhist place of worship, when the bombing began shortly before 5pm on July 24, the first day of what ...
Jain Community Lodges Complaint Over Offensive Social Media Remarks Against Monks
Karkala: A prominent Jain community organisation has lodged a formal complaint with Karkala Town Police, seeking legal action ...