China’s famed Shaolin Temple said its celebrity abbot, Shi Yongxin, was under investigation over misuse of funds and “improper relations” with women.
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“Celebrity CEO Monk” is a real sign of the times
I was under the impression that you had to give up your possessions and money to become a monk, but maybe I’m thinking of Buddhism or something. My great-uncle was a Catholic priest and he lived a pretty meager, solitary life. (Inb4 he was a diddler, fuck off.)
Shaolin, and buddhist tradition could be something for the Chinese to really be proud of. It’s a shame they haven’t managed to protect their heritage from greed and abuse in the modern times.
Corruption is ubiquitous with everything. It’s a shame any of us didn’t do better. We can start here, now.
Some how I’m not surprised at this, he sounds like a commercial minded person.
