The powerful abbot of China’s iconic Shaolin Temple and a self-styled “CEO monk” has been stripped of his monastic title and placed under criminal investigation after explosive accusations of ...
On the second floor of Far East Plaza in Chinatown, six kung fu students assume warlike expressions and ball their hands into fists. Shaolin Master Shi Yanxu bellows a command: “Mao Bu” — Chinese for ...
A Shaolin monk has been captured on high-speed video throwing a sewing needle through a sheet of glass. The video was shot using a Phantom HD camera at 1000 frames per second. Shaolin monks are ...
DENGFENG, China, Nov. 30 (UPI) --A visitor to China's famous Shaolin Temple captured footage of a monk with a mastery of martial arts showing off his skills by pulling a vehicle with his ear. The ...
Shi Yongxin, the abbot of the world-renowned Shaolin Temple, is being investigated for offences including embezzlement, "improper relationships with multiple women" and "having illegitimate children", ...
As we continue our coverage on “Monks of the City,” we visit a Shaolin monk in Manhattan who has made a name for himself teaching Buddhism through the martial arts. NY1’s Roger Clark paid a visit to ...