[Buddha-l] New breed of monks on China Mainland

[Dan Lusthaus]

Here is another article, in Chinese, that describes some of the recent
scandals among leading clerics, Buddhist institutions, involving a variety
of temples, in Mainland China.

http://www.kanzhongguo.com/news/gb/kanshehui/luanxiang/2006/0810/162369.html

The same Buddhist leader, Sheng Hui, is at the hub of some of this.

How much of this is a byproduct of politics (state and regional, or
intra-Buddhist) and how much is legitimate outrage at abuses and slipping of
standards, is hard to say at this distance. Since scandal concerning the
sangha or prominent members is not uncommon in Buddhist countries, there is
likely something to it.

I append a google translation, that, admittedly is close to unreadable, but
will give you some idea of what is being discussed. Incidentally, the
Chinese word _si_ at the end of names (e.g., Guangxiaosi) means "temple" or
"monastery."

Dan Lusthaus

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 Buddhist monk collective bad -- Guangdong Province "three ancient Buddhist
temple scandal" behind

The article Source : The author of the article : a Time : 2006-08-10
According to Chinese reports.

Following Guangdong "three ancient Buddhist temple scandal", took place last
June in Changsha "After Shang Tsz monk gang Lake students" incident. She
always had a compassion for the Wye, holding stick, belts after beating
unarmed students, it is sad.

"After Shang Tsz incident" is not accidental, as a vice president of the
Buddhist Association of China, Master! Shang Tsz St. Fai monk to ever
mismanagement teach-side, which leads to these vicious incidents. St. Fai
Buddhist monk shoulder Association-level, not thinking themselves, but under
the guise of patriotism and love of teaching, his political power, he
manipulated the doors of the monastery monks use special environment, form,
the persecution of innocent monks, light persons from monasteries, the monks
who are expelled. He is currently on the authority in Buddhist faith has
created a huge network systems. Take Guangdong Buddhist Association
president, Guangxiaosi the incident that the monk, he is Fuzhao St. Fai
forces in becoming Guangxiaosi the incident, bullying division belittle her,
arbitrariness, arrogance, arrogant, the entire Guangxiaosi out Ukraine smoke
barrier gas in the monastery organized a trick, a "manna Square" Vegetarian
Hall, get a few ladies like people day at the mouth of the monastery doors
attract customers, that is, monasteries, or hotels? More puzzling is that
the survivors flagrant please a small named Linhongling widows helped him
keep to Linhongling also bought sedans for her personal use, even vegetarian
Museum to her business, being understood that they ambiguous relationship to
deceive the public, and appointed a director with one's dependents named
community to assist in the management of the Buddhist monk, and the price of
food is expensive unimaginable. He not only openly done in monasteries in
Guangzhou Huadu also "dual-kiu Jinwu Tibet" to use the appeal of Buddhism is
a "double-Nepalese Society Tibet" only.

So, people talk, but he also helpless, not only in his life style so morally
more guts. To consolidate and expand their own sites and forces, the use of
the hands, forcibly occupied Zhuhai "Putuo Buddhist temple," Foshan "Seven
Mosques", and now they want to snatch Zhongshan City, "Western Buddhist
temple," persecution "went Monastery" current extremely monk, he such act,
insatiable, really unworthy of his training years predecessor created! He
long as the provincial Buddhism Association, monasteries created, both
within and outside their monastery in the weekend that his individual monk
group on prostitution is not surprising that the so-called upper!

Guangdong Province "three ancient Buddhist temple scandal" incident in Hong
Kong East weekly published from many countries of the global Buddhist
community accusations. As a national vice president of the Buddhist
Association of St. Fai monk can not neglect responsibility Guangxiaosi,
Fachuang Monastery and the Buddhist monk collective Shang Tsz three major
ancient Buddhist temple prostitutes, that the monk is not guilt, bears full
responsibility.

China is a country with 5,000 years of history and culture of ancient
Buddhist culture deep impact not only in China but also to the entire world
the great culture has produced an indelible impact. Of the universe to the
sky and down to environmental rivers, and our daily lives, without
exception, become a Buddhist culture is profound. However Buddhist doctrine
in black cassock individual who has appeared on the table so pale Hell, then
they also depend on how the Buddhist spirit in China? World Buddhist forum
to reflect on how the purposes? July 19, held in Guangzhou, "the follow San
Road westbound," meaning? So we need to cultivate a group of Buddhist monks
were really to practice and disseminate Buddha's mercy and without my joy
and the spirit of true suffering of a music school, a total permits Lime.