China has appointed a new abbot to the Shaolin Temple, two days after authorities at the Buddhist monastery announced that Shi Yongxin, its head monk for more than 25 years, was under investigation for alleged financial and sex scandals.The abbot of White Horse Temple, Shi Yinle, will replace him, according to a brief statement from the Shaolin Temple on Tuesday.“In 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,” the one-paragraph statement said.01:43Head of China’s world-famous Buddhist sanctuary Shaolin Temple under criminal inquiryEstablished over 1,500 years ago in China’s central Henan province, the Shaolin Temple is the birthplace of Zen Buddhism and a Unesco World Heritage site, famed as the cradle of Shaolin kung fu.
China’s Shaolin Temple gets new abbot after scandal fells Shi Yongxin
White Horse Temple abbot Shi Yinle will replace Shaolin head who is under investigation for alleged financial and sexual misconduct.
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