The Communist Party chief of Henan province has made an impromptu visit to the famed Shaolin Temple, whose former abbot was rounded up on corruption charges earlier this year, and called for a clear ...

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BEIJING – The local authorities in China said on Nov 16 that they had approved the arrest of the former head of the Shaolin Temple, known as the birthplace of gongfu, over suspicion of embezzlement.

Local authorities have formally approved the arrest of the former head of China’s famous Shaolin Temple, four months after he was placed under criminal investigation for alleged financial and sex ...

Beijing (AFP) – Local authorities in China said Sunday they had approved the arrest of the former head of the Shaolin Temple, known as the birthplace of kung fu, over suspicion of embezzlement.

Former Shaolin Temple abbot Shi Yongxin was arrested. Shi was removed in July for bad behaviour. Shi was accused of fathering children with multiple women. The former head of the Chinese temple known ...

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Head abbot of the Shaolin monastery Shi Yongxin turned the monastery into a commercial empire. China has launched a crackdown on powerful Buddhist monks suspected of misusing temple funds for personal ...

The head monk at a world-famous Buddhist temple in China is under criminal investigation after being accused of embezzlement and fathering children during "improper" relationships with women. Shi ...

HONG KONG — The head of China’s famous Shaolin Temple has been defrocked as authorities investigate allegations of financial offenses and sexual misconduct. Shi Yongxin, the temple’s abbot since 1999, ...

BEIJING, July 28 (Reuters) - The abbot of China's famed 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple is under criminal investigation for alleged embezzlement, "improper relationships" with women and fathering ...

China’s famed Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation for suspected embezzlement and “improper relationships” with women, reviving decade-old allegations against the ...