In early 526, a Chinese emperor granted a personal audience to an elderly Buddhist monk. The monk, Daodu, explained to Emperor Liang Wudi that he had grown weary of “this physical frame.” The body “is ...
China’s famed Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation for suspected embezzlement and “improper relationships” with women, reviving decade-old allegations against the ...
Shi Yongxin rode in luxury cars, traveled the world to meet the rich and powerful, and presided over a globe-spanning business empire. He’s also a monk and, for decades, the abbot of China’s Shaolin ...
The smiling man with the shaved head and orange-yellow robes is here to help. Yin Guang Shi, a Buddhist monk, traveled 5,000 miles from Dalian, China, to spend at least one year in Longview, learning ...
Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz is urging the RCMP and Canada’s anti-money-laundering agency to probe long-standing allegations concerning a Buddhist organization that has significant land ...
(Updates with raid details in paragraphs 2-3) BEIJING, April 17 (Reuters) - Armed police raided a monastery in northwest China and detained dozens of Tibetan Buddhist monks on Thursday, following anti ...
Prominent Tibetan Buddhist monk Geshe Phende Gyaltsen died in Chinese prison on January 26, according to Thursday reports from Radio Free Asia. Chinese authorities arrested Geshe Phende in March 2022.
” title=”New York Times” target=”_blank”>New York Times: One young Tibetan monk walked down a street kicking Chinese military vehicles, then left a suicide ...