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 ...

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 (S$660,500) for crimes including embezzlement and bribery, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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