BEIJING — 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. Shi Yongxin is ...

May 13, 2011, 1:15 PM EDT / Source: GlobeNewswire LOS ANGELES, May 13, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two celebrated panels of professionals comprising China's legendary Shaolin monks to experts from the ...

China’s fabled Shaolin Temple, nestled in forest at the foot of a holy mountain in Henan province, is known as the cradle of kung fu and Zen buddhism. The 1,500-year-old monastery is also at the ...

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 ...

PETER PARKS/FILES AFP/AFP The head of the Chinese temple known as the birthplace of kung fu will be disrobed for "extremely" bad behaviour, Beijing's top Buddhist authority said Monday, after ...

The recent arrest of the abbot of Shaolin Temple in China on charges of embezzling temple funds and various other corrupt practices has sent shockwaves through the Chinese political sphere. Some ...

Martial arts and meditation practitioners in Atlanta don’t have to take the 7,500-mile journey to the Shaolin Temple in China to get a taste of authentic Shaolin culture and its ancient teachings.

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. Shi Yongxin ...