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 ...

BEIJING-The head of the Chinese temple known as the birthplace of gongfu will be disrobed for “extremely” bad behaviour, Beijing’s top Buddhist authority said on July 28, after allegations of ...

Many monasteries lost their properties during the 1950s, while several temples suffered damage in the 1960s and 1970s.