Shi Yongxin contributed a lot to the renewed attention of Shaolin Temple in China. As everyone knows, Shaolin Temple has grown stronger under his management.
From 65438 to 0965, Shi Yongxin was born in Fuyang, Anhui. I seem to have something to do with Buddhism since I was a child, and I show great interest in Buddhism. /kloc-When he was 0/6 years old, he became a monk in Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain, and worshipped the Shaolin abbot at that time as a teacher, learning Buddhism, and his dharma name was Yongxin.
1987, Shi died, and Shi Yongxin inherited the mantle of a master. I have to say that Shi Yongxin is very business-minded. In just a few years, he brought Shaolin Temple back to the public eye. First of all, he founded the Shaolin Temple Wushu Troupe and toured around to attract people's attention to Shaolin. This trick is very useful, because everyone is curious about Shaolin Kung Fu, so they will watch it one after another.
Shi Yongxin saw that the effect was very good, and successively established Shaolin Temple Calligraphy Research Institute, Red Cross Society and other institutions. 200 1, Shaolin Temple successfully declared the human cultural heritage. Since then, Shi Yongxin began to vigorously develop tourism in the name of Shaolin Temple and helped the local government near Shaolin Temple to develop it.
After Shi Yongxin's careful management, Shaolin Temple's tourism industry has become increasingly popular. From tourism to culture to charity, Shaolin Temple has its own asset management company. In addition to China, Shaolin Temple has also gone international, and there are Shaolin classes abroad, so it is not accurate to say that Shaolin Temple is an ordinary temple at this time. It has become a business empire.
20 15 Some netizens reported on the Internet that the abbot of Shaolin Temple was misbehaving, had two ID cards and kept mistresses. For a time, the whole network was in an uproar. Shaolin Temple responded that it had reported the case to the relevant departments and provided a lot of strong evidence to prove that the netizen's statement was completely untrue. The local authorities immediately launched an investigation. After thorough investigation, Shi Yongxin did not adopt a mistress, but he did have two ID cards, one before becoming a monk and the other after becoming a monk.
Before long, everyone questioned the whereabouts of donations from Shaolin Temple. You know, the total donation of Shaolin Temple can exceed10.40 billion a year, which is not a small sum. In the face of external doubts, Shaolin Temple responded that all fees can be found in official website. According to the information disclosed by official website, 70% of it is used to repair temples, 20% is used to maintain the daily expenses of Shaolin Temple, and 10% is used for charity.
There is also a question that everyone is very concerned about, that is, what is Shi Yongxin's income as an abbot? Some people on the internet say that he drives a luxury car, wears a watch and uses all kinds of new mobile phones, but there is no direct evidence to prove this. Shi Yongxin has also publicly responded to this question. His salary is only 750 yuan, and the cars and mobile phones mentioned by netizens are all rewarded by the government.
Buddhist culture is sacred in our hearts, and Buddhist holy places are inviolable. At present, the commercialization and industrialization of Shaolin Temple can indeed carry forward Shaolin Temple, but does it really conform to the Buddhist concept? Should Shaolin Temple pursue keeping pace with the times or stick to its original intention?