In a dimly lit workshop in eastern China, craftsman Zhang measured and shaped a block of wood into a foot as dozens of ...

An image of a temple on a dramatic precipice has drawn the attention of people on Facebook. The image shows two house-like structures connected by a stone bridge on top of a mountain spire. In the ...

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 ...

ERSHUI, Taiwan — It was bad enough, villagers thought, when the kindly Buddhist nuns were forced out of their historic temple and longtime home. But what began as a bitter property dispute took a ...

One of China's highest-ranking monks has quit as the head of the country's Buddhist association after facing accusations of sexual misconduct — including demanding sexual favors from nuns. Shi ...

In China, religion is big business. The famed Shaolin Temple owns dozens of companies and its abbot is popularly known as the "CEO monk." Two of China's four sacred Buddhist mountains are publicly ...

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, ...

Money, sex and a Buddhist monk: Head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple under investigation Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s famed Shaolin Temple announced on Sunday that its abbot is under investigation for ...