{"id":1549770,"date":"2025-07-29T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T01:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1549770"},"modified":"2025-07-29T21:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T01:20:00","slug":"top-monk-at-shaolin-temple-ousted-after-sexual-misconduct-financial-crime-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/top-monk-at-shaolin-temple-ousted-after-sexual-misconduct-financial-crime-scandal\/1549770\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Monk At Shaolin Temple Ousted After Sexual Misconduct, Financial Crime Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Top Monk At Shaolin Temple Ousted After Sexual Misconduct, Financial Crime Scandal<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>China has appointed Shi Yinle, former abbot of White Horse Temple, as the new head of the Shaolin Temple\u2014just two days after the monastery confirmed that longtime abbot Shi Yongxin was under investigation for alleged financial crimes and sexual misconduct, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3319996\/chinas-famous-shaolin-temple-gets-new-abbot-after-predecessor-removed?module=perpetual_scroll_0&amp;pgtype=article\">South China Morning Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn accordance with the regulations on the appointment of abbots of Chinese Buddhist Temples, after democratic evaluation and approval by the Shaolin Temple and following the relevant procedures, Venerable Yinle was invited to be the abbot of the Shaolin Temple,\u201d the temple said Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Shi Yongxin, who led Shaolin for over 25 years, has been stripped of his Buddhist credentials, and companies linked to him have been deregistered. The Buddhist Association of China condemned his actions as \u201cseverely damaging to the reputation of Buddhism and the image of monks\u201d and confirmed that his ordination certificate was revoked.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/Screenshot%202025-07-29%20at%2009.29.00.jpg?itok=6_6SIaKZ\">Photo: SCMP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Shaolin Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Henan and birthplace of Zen Buddhism and Shaolin kung fu, announced that Yongxin was accused of embezzling temple funds, misusing assets, and maintaining long-term improper relationships with multiple women, fathering children in violation of monastic vows.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/china\/politics\/article\/3319996\/chinas-famous-shaolin-temple-gets-new-abbot-after-predecessor-removed?module=perpetual_scroll_0&amp;pgtype=article\">SCMP writes<\/a> that on Tuesday, the abbot\u2019s courtyard was sealed off for \u201ccultural relic preservation,\u201d and an inscription honoring Yongxin\u2019s leadership was covered. Locals criticized the disgraced abbot as a \u201cplayboy monk\u201d who \u201ctarnished the image of Buddhism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shi Yinle, born in Henan\u2019s Tongbai county in 1966, was ordained at 16 and studied at the Chinese Buddhist Academy. After joining the Henan Provincial Buddhist Association, he began serving at White Horse Temple in 2003 and became abbot in 2005. He has traveled abroad to promote Buddhism and foster cultural exchanges, and he currently serves as a deputy to the 2023\u201328 National People\u2019s Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the scandal, the Shaolin Temple remained crowded with tourists this week. A local taxi driver noted that while \u201cbeing a monk is just a profession\u201d and the temple is \u201cat the very least, still a tourist attraction,\u201d the investigation into Yongxin was \u201conly natural\u201d given long-standing rumors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" class=\"username\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Tue, 07\/29\/2025 &#8211; 17:20<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/top-monk-shaolin-temple-ousted-after-sexual-misconduct-financial-crime-scandal\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/markets\/top-monk-shaolin-temple-ousted-after-sexual-misconduct-financial-crime-scandal<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Top Monk At Shaolin Temple Ousted After Sexual Misconduct, Financial Crime Scandal China has appointed Shi Yinle, former abbot of White Horse Temple, as the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1549771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1549770","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1549770"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1549770\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1549771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1549770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1549770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1549770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}