A Chinese court has sentenced a former abbot of China's famous Shaolin Temple to 24 years in prison after he was found guilty of offences including misappropriation of funds and bribery, state ...

Shi Yongxin, former abbot of the world-famous Shaolin Temple in Central China's Henan province, was sentenced to 24 years in prison on Friday for multiple crimes, including embezzlement and bribery, a ...

India, May 30 -- Shi Yongxin, the former abbot of China's world-famous Shaolin Temple, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after being convicted on multiple counts of embezzlement, ...

Before dawn breaks tomorrow over the Buddhist Maha Vihara temple in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, 67-year-old former teacher D. Santi will already be there, dressed in white and holding a small oil lamp.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Van Thang visited senior Buddhist leaders in Hue on May 29, extending Vesak greetings and recognizing the Buddhist community’s contributions to society.

The embassies of Sri Lanka and Nepal in Thailand, in collaboration with Wat Pho, also known as the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, jointly hosted celebrations on Thursday for International Vesak Day ...

The former abbot of a Chinese temple famed as the birthplace of kung fu has been sentenced to 24 years in prison and fined 3.5 million yuan ($517,000) for crimes including ...

The former head of China's famous Shaolin Temple - known as the birthplace of kung fu - has been sentenced to 24 years in ...

Shi Yongxin, the former head priest of China's Shaolin Temple, has been sentenced to 24 years in prison on graft charges, including embezzlement and bribery.

Shi Yongxin is alleged to have embezzled and misappropriated funds for personal use, as well as violating Buddhist precepts by maintaining relationships with multiple women.

VCG. Former abbot of the renowned Shaolin Temple Shi Yongxin, originally named Liu Yingcheng, was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in prison ...