CNN

Money, sex and a Buddhist monk: Head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple under investigation

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 ...
The Washington Post

Celebrity Buddhist monk accused of embezzlement and adultery

Buddhist authorities in China stripped a celebrity Shaolin monk of his office amid a swirl of allegations over the weekend, including a criminal investigation into embezzlement and accusations that he ...
ESPN

Inside the Shaolin monastery that helped build Victor Wembanyama

MASTER YAN'AN HAS trained at the Shaolin Temple in the Henan province of China since he was 6 years old. He has climbed the roughly 1,500 stone steps up Wuru Peak to the Bodhidharma Cave thousands of ...
Sixth Tone

Spurs to Shaolin: Inside NBA Star Wemby’s Secret Temple Retreat

Editor’s note: French basketball star Victor “Wemby” Wembanyama — leader of the NBA’s MVP rankings in March — spent 10 days last June receiving training in martial arts and meditation at China’s ...
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Journey to the sacred mountain of Chinese Buddhists punished for the misdeeds of the Shaolin "playboy" monk who became rich with kung fu

The famous Shaolin temple, known for kung fu and Zen culture, a place of pilgrimage for followers worldwide, is under scrutiny. It has been discovered that its abbot had secret children with several ...