(Adds Sarkozy, invitation to U.S. diplomat, background) By John Ruwitch BEIJING, March 27 (Reuters) - Tibetan monks stormed a news briefing at a temple in Lhasa on Thursday, accusing officials of ...
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China’s ‘CEO monk’ removed from Shaolin Monastery over alleged illicit relations, embezzlement
One of the most famous Buddhist monks in the world has been stripped of his clerical license and removed from leadership at his historic temple over alleged abuse of power. The Buddhist Association of ...
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 ...
BEIJING, April 17 (Reuters) - Police in northwestern China detained about 20 ethnic Tibetan Buddhist monks on Thursday following anti-Chinese protests in February, according to a Beijing-based source ...
The flames of discontent show no sign of fading. On Feb. 8, another Tibetan monk lit himself on fire to protest Chinese rule, this time in the heavily ethnic Tibetan province of Qinghai, or the ...
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