The Chinese authorities are investigating Shi yongxinthe abbot of the Shaolin Temple Where was Kung Fu for «La ‘embezzlement of funds for the projects and goods of the Temple and the serious violations of the Buddhist precepts», Including disputes on alleged relationships with various women and paternity of at least one illegitimate child.
It was the same temple that communicated it in the note posted on Sunday on the official account of the Social Wechat Pittoformo confirmed to the voices circulated online, adding that Shi was suspended by his prestigious driving assignment in the cradle of Zen Buddhism and in the homeland Mandarin martial arts.
The Chinese Buddhist Association said today in a note to “support and support the measures adopted with firmness”, including the “withdrawal of the order of Shi”, in the last controversy that overwhelmed the “Munich CEO”, known for its strong sense for business. It was in fact a high profile promoter of the Temple, dating back to 1500 years ago and located on the Sacro Monte Song, in the central province of Henan, since its appointment in Abbot in 1999.
Now Shi is subjected to “a joint investigation by multiple departments”, regarding police or religious authorities or Chinese anti -corruption. He is attributed to the merit of having transformed the Shaolin temple into a global brand in the last two decades, regardless of the criticisms of the faithful on the excessive marketing of one of the most important Buddhist sites of the Dragon.
The monks of the temple are known all over the world for discipline and complex combat systems they invented. Under the guidance of Shi, they formed a company that traveled all over the world to perform for a fee in ad hoc shows, sent disciples to hundreds of academies of Kung Fu and meditation centers related to Shaolin and exploited the name of the temple for countless films.
In short, an attraction for the business that in good title earned the Shi the merciless nickname of ‘Monaco Cesò by the Chinese media. The former abbot, among other things, is not new to such charges: in 2015 he disappeared from any public event for several months in 2015 after the accusations that are made on undue relationships and appropriation, ending up being exonerated two years later.