Money, sex and a monk: Head of China's famed Shaolin Temple under investigation(cnn.com)
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Money, sex and a monk: Head of China's famed Shaolin Temple under investigation
https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/28/china/china-shaolin-abbot-shi-yongxin-investigation-intl-hnk
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Shi Yongxin is the person who has made the Shaolin Temple so successful today. Despite being a cultural icon in Chinese traditional and modern novels, the Shaolin Temple has fallen into a dilapidated state before Shi became the head, due to the social unrest in the 20th century.
As the Fangzhang(head) of the temple, he managed to revive Shaolin Temple by bringing in investment and developing business such as kungfu performances, medicines, and tourism.
I'm not saying that he is a good person. In fact, I found it ironic that his very traits that conflict with Buddhist principles help made Shaolin temple prosperous again.