Shi, now 60, joined Shaolin Temple in 1981. He became its abbot in 1999 at the age of 34 and went on to become one of China’s most well-known monks by turning the crumbling monastery into a ...

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On July 27, the temple announced that Shi Yongxin was under investigation by multiple authorities for allegedly embezzling funds and having affairs with various women, resulting in him fathering at ...

Following the ousting of former abbot Shi Yongxin over allegations of financial and sexual misconduct, his successor Shi ...

The case of Shi Yongxin, former abbot of the world-renowned Shaolin Temple, has sounded an alarm for the entire Buddhist ...

Stringent regime at famous temple slashes monk's screen time on mobile phones, imposes strict diet, long working hours The ...

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Authorities are investigating the abbot of China's iconic Shaolin Temple for suspected embezzlement and improper ...

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Bloomberg News was unable to reach Shi. In a statement on July 27, the temple confirmed that Shi was under investigation and ...