China’s Shaolin Temple has defended its abbot after the Buddhist monk was accused of embezzling temple property and paying for sex.
The 1,500-year-old temple, regarded as the birthplace of kung fu, said in a statement that salacious accusations in an open letter posted online last week were “vicious, groundless libel”.
The temple, located in mountains in central Henan province, has asked police to investigate the source of the letter to stem the spread of “false rumours” that has “tarnished the image” of the temple.
The online letter is entitled “Who will supervise the case of Shi Yongxin, the ‘big tiger’” – a term applied to corrupt senior officials – and was purportedly written by a Shaolin disciple named Shi Zhengyi.
In detailed allegations that date back to the 1990s the letter says that abbot Shi, 50, had sex with Buddhist nuns. It also alleges that he lured one "follower" to Shaolin with money to have sex with her, and then kept her on as a mistress. Full story...
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The 1,500-year-old temple, regarded as the birthplace of kung fu, said in a statement that salacious accusations in an open letter posted online last week were “vicious, groundless libel”.
The temple, located in mountains in central Henan province, has asked police to investigate the source of the letter to stem the spread of “false rumours” that has “tarnished the image” of the temple.
The online letter is entitled “Who will supervise the case of Shi Yongxin, the ‘big tiger’” – a term applied to corrupt senior officials – and was purportedly written by a Shaolin disciple named Shi Zhengyi.
In detailed allegations that date back to the 1990s the letter says that abbot Shi, 50, had sex with Buddhist nuns. It also alleges that he lured one "follower" to Shaolin with money to have sex with her, and then kept her on as a mistress. Full story...
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