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Debauchery and fraud in Shaolin
The abbot of the monastery was accused of violating Celibath and assigning millions of dollars: nyt
The Chinese media published documents of an anonymous informant about the duplication of the head of the Shaolin monastery Shi Yunsin. The source calls himself a former monk and assures that Shi Yunsin violated Tselibat, he supposedly has two children from mistresses, and in addition, he lives not at all as ordinary monks and applies himself millions of dollars from the treasury of the monastery. Such accusations appeared before, but now they were supported by the state media that, as the New York Times writes, for the abbot of the monastery, it may have unpleasant consequences.
Shi Yunsin has been heading Shaolin since 1999. During this time, he turned the monastery into a profitable enterprise-a popular attraction, something like Disneyland. Shi Yunsin has a degree of MBA; In China, he is called CEO Monk (can be translated as a monk-director).
Last week, articles with accusations against the rector of Shaolin appeared in the Chinese media. He is accused of violating celibacy, assigning millions of dollars from the income of the corporation into which he turned the monastery, and possessing a small park of expensive cars.
All messages are based on documents submitted by anonymous informant. This man assures that he used to be a monk in the monastery, but he was tired of enduring the unworthy behavior of the leader. He does not reveal his name, fearing Shi Yunsin's “minions”.
“We want the world to find out that the head of Shaolin, although hiding behind Buddhism, is actually a womanizer and a corruption. He brazenly uses the monastery [for his own purposes] and destroys his reputation, ”the informant said in a statement.
Among the evidence of the guilt of Shi Yunsin: the testimony of a woman who claims to be his mistress; A photograph of a woman with a child in her arms, whose father is claimed, is the abbot. Another woman claims that she has a condom with the sperm of the head of the monastery; She posted on social networks a photograph of underwear, in which she was when she allegedly had sex with Shi Yunsin. Yunsin transfers money to one mistress living in Australia.
The police in connection with the publications began the investigation. Shi Yunsin was not released from the country - he had to go to Thailand, but stayed in China.
For many years, rector of Shaolin was criticized for the fact that he turned the monastery into a commercial enterprise. The media wrote that the monastery spent 400 thousand dollars on chic toilets, that Shaolin was going to go to the exchange, that Shi Yunsin wears a robe with gold threads and uses Apple technique (he called these things gifts). Finally, in 2011 it was reported that the leader of the monks was caught in a brothel, but he managed to avoid criminal prosecution.
Shi Yunsin denies any accusations. At the same time, he also refuses to submit a report on the financials of the monastery, including the income of Shaolin Intangible Assets Management, which partially belongs to him personally.
Now the abbot is criticized, including through state media. At the same time, the authorities previously showed him their respect for the ability to earn and promote Buddhism. In 2006, the city authorities Danfen gave him a car worth more than 100 thousand dollars.
Supporters of Shi Yunsinu believe that successful people always have enemies. “They think that the monks should only teach their books and meditate day and night. But in fact, in order to promote Buddhism and influence society, we must interact with this society, ”says Lee Xianpin, director of the Institute of Society and Religion at the East Chinese Pedagogical University.