Shaolin abbot misses Bangkok visit amid probe reports

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CHINA DAILY
Shaolin abbot misses Bangkok visit amid probe reports
China Daily
Asia News Network

BEIJING: -- The abbot of Shaolin Temple was absent from a Shaolin kung <deleted> show in Bangkok on Sunday amid reports that he is being investigated on accusations of immoral behavior and corruption.

However, the temple denied that Shi Yongxin is being investigated and said the abbot still plans to join the Shaolin delegation during its six-day visit to Thailand.

Shi was supposed to lead the delegation, but he sent a letter of apology to the event organizer that said he was too busy with work to attend.

Shi Yongfu, a senior monk at the temple who is heading the delegation, said the Thailand visit aims to promote Buddhist cultural exchanges. He said that Shi Yongxin will arrive in Thailand later but didn’t elaborate.

Shi Yongxin’s accuser, Shi Zhengyi, had posted a series of allegations on the Internet accusing Shi Yongxin of being an "embezzler and womanizer" with illegitimate children.

A spokesman for the State Administration for Religious Affairs said it has "paid great attention" to the reports, and has asked the Henan provincial Religious Affairs Department to look into the accusations against the abbot.

The Dengfeng Bureau for Religious Affairs said that it has been asked by the national body since Friday to look into claims made against the abbot and that a one-sentence notice will be available on the city government website on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the general manager of Shaolin Intangible Assets Management released a statement online saying that media reports that the abbot is under investigation are false.

Shi Yongxin attended the morning class at the Shaolin Temple as usual on Sunday, an anonymous monk at the temple told Beijing’s Mirror Evening News.

"The abbot told us to let the rumors be rumors, that there were no problems either with the Shaolin Temple or himself, and that all disciples should please believe that", he added.

"I have no personal assets. All of them belong to the Shaolin Temple," the abbot told the monks in the morning class, according to the report.

Xinhua contributed to this story.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/aec/Shaolin-abbot-misses-Bangkok-visit-amid-probe-repo-30265870.html


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[Kerryd]

Oh ho ho ^hoooo. Oh ho ho _hoooooo.

Everybody was Kung <deleted> Accusing

Those cats were (verbal) bitch slapping.

It was a little bit frightening,

But they lied with expert miming.

They were funky Lawyer-men,

From funky Lawyer-town.

They were libelling men up,

They were slandering men down.

It's an ancient Legal art,

And everybody knew their part.

From a Judge on a bench,

To a jury in the trench......

Everybody was Kung <deleted> Accusing

Those cats were (verbal) bitch slapping.

It was a little bit frightening,

But they lied with expert miming.

There was abbot Shi Yongxin,

And accuser Shi Zhengyi.

He said - here comes the big Judge,

Let's get it on.

They made a vow and took the stand,

Showing Evidence with the hand.

A sudden Motion made them skip,

And they were into a Mistrial slip !

Everybody was Kung <deleted> Accusing

Those cats were (verbal) bitch slapping.

It was a little bit frightening,

But they lied with expert miming.

(Hey what did you expect ! I spent like 3 minutes making this up !)

[Dap]

Oh ho ho ^hoooo. Oh ho ho _hoooooo.

Everybody was Kung <deleted> Accusing

Those cats were (verbal) bitch slapping.

It was a little bit frightening,

But they lied with expert miming.

They were funky Lawyer-men,

From funky Lawyer-town.

They were libelling men up,

They were slandering men down.

It's an ancient Legal art,

And everybody knew their part.

From a Judge on a bench,

To a jury in the trench......

Everybody was Kung <deleted> Accusing

Those cats were (verbal) bitch slapping.

It was a little bit frightening,

But they lied with expert miming.

There was abbot Shi Yongxin,

And accuser Shi Zhengyi.

He said - here comes the big Judge,

Let's get it on.

They made a vow and took the stand,

Showing Evidence with the hand.

A sudden Motion made them skip,

And they were into a Mistrial slip !

Everybody was Kung <deleted> Accusing

Those cats were (verbal) bitch slapping.

It was a little bit frightening,

But they lied with expert miming.

(Hey what did you expect ! I spent like 3 minutes making this up !)

And certainly a 3 minutes well spent

[Seastallion]

The accusation is that he has illegitimate children....and he responds, ""I have no personal assets. All of them belong to the Shaolin Temple,""

Make of that what you will.

[Baerboxer]

Shame he's not coming - sounds like he'd be right at home and fit in well here