The powerful abbot of China’s iconic Shaolin Temple and a self-styled “CEO monk” has been stripped of his monastic title and ...

Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the world-renowned Shaolin Temple, is being investigated by multiple agencies for embezzlement, ...

Chinese authorities are investigating the head of the temple where kung fu was born over alleged embezzlement and other ...

The abbot of China's famed 1,500-year-old Shaolin Temple is under criminal investigation for alleged embezzlement, "improper ...

The temple confirmed the inquiry on its official WeChat account, noting that a joint investigation is being carried out by several government departments.

The Ta'zieh tradition (dramatized version of the martyrdom of Hussein) represents the final phase in a long history of commemorative mourning rituals which began in the middle of the tenth century in ...