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The latest news and top stories on Shi Yinle. Formerly the abbot of White Horse Temple, he is now the head monk of the historic Shaolin Temple. During his leadership at the White Horse Temple, he ...
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 ...
BEIJING (AP) — China's famous Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation on suspicion of misappropriation and embezzlement of project funds and temple assets.
Stringent regime at famous temple slashes monk’s screen time on mobile phones, imposes strict diet, long working hours.
The Shaolin Temple management office refuted rumors of mass resignation of monks in an online statement on Saturday, saying ...
Following the ousting of former abbot Shi Yongxin over allegations of financial and sexual misconduct, his successor Shi ...
IN a dramatic shift from profit to piety, China's famed Shaolin Temple is undergoing a sweeping transformation under its new ...
Monks who fail assessments for three consecutive months under a new "bottom-tier elimination system" may be required to leave ...
Shaolin Temple in China, which had been tainted by various irregularities, is drawing attention by implementing major reforms ...
The case of Shi Yongxin, former abbot of the world-renowned Shaolin Temple, has sounded an alarm for the entire Buddhist ...
Shi Yongxin, the abbot of Shaolin Temple since 1998, had turned the monastery into a martial arts global brand. Since his ...