Overview
- Henan authorities said the 60-year-old has been detained on suspicion of embezzling funds and accepting bribes.
- Officials accuse Shi of misappropriating project money and temple assets at the famed monastery in Dengfeng.
- China’s Buddhist Association removed him in July and revoked his clerical license for what it called extreme misconduct.
- Earlier allegations from 2015 were not substantiated by a local inquiry, which had left him in place at the time.
- Under Shi’s leadership, Shaolin grew into a global brand tied to tourism and commercial ventures, even as former monks’ claims of relationships and luxury cars remained unproven in court.