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

Temple accuses Shi Yongxin of embezzling project funds and temple assets, seriously violating Buddhist precepts and of sexual ...

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

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 ...

Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the world-renowned Shaolin Temple, is being investigated by multiple agencies for embezzlement, ...

Shi Yongxin, the temple’s abbot since 1999, has also had his ordination certificate revoked over allegations that he ...

China's Shaolin Temple has announced that its abbot, Shi Yongxin, is under investigation for misappropriation and embezzlement of funds. The temple's authority shared the news on Sunday, stating ...

Successor to disgraced former Shaolin Temple chief vows to follow true path of Buddhism, values 'agriculture' and 'zen' The successor to the disgraced abbot of the internationally famous Shaolin ...

Monks who fail assessments for three consecutive months under a new "bottom-tier elimination system" may be required to leave ...

The temple, built in 495 A.D., is widely regarded as the birthplace of Shaolin kung fu. "We felt that it was important not to rush into a film project just for the sake of making another film.

Shaolin Temple's real kick is inner peaceChina’s world-famous Shaolin Temple gained prominence among many Americans with the release of the 1980s martial arts movie of the same name. An updated ...

Shaolin village, which surrounds the temple, has become a veritable kung fu factory. Today it has 50 schools and nearly 50,000 students.