The Shaolin monastery—the birthplace of kung fu, immortalized by scores of martial-arts movies and the adulation of the Wu-Tang Clan—is run by the Abbot Shi Yongxin, a portly apparatchik with a flair ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The abbot of Shaolin Temple, Shi Yongxin, speaks at the famous Buddhist monastery in central China's Henan province on November 8, ...

LOS ANGELES, April 27, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A first-of-its-kind event focusing on China's renowned ancient Shaolin Temple and its 1,500-year-old influence on traditional and popular cultures will ...

The Buddhist association in Central China's Henan Province has vowed to abide by the law and regulations and maintain a pure heart and uphold the precepts, following news that Shi Yongxin, the former ...

China’s famed Shaolin Temple this week raised the national flag for the first time in its 1,500-year history as part of a patriotism drive, a move that has been criticised for mixing religion with ...

The world famous Shaolin Temple has been rocked by a sex scandal which has seen its celebrity abbot derobed for 'fathering illegitimate children', 'improper relationships with multiple women' and ...

Here's something you don't see every day: a photographer went to the Shaolin Temple, in China's Henan province, and he asked a monk to bless his Hasselblad camera – apparently becoming the first ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — 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 ...