Shi Yongxin 释永信 | |
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Title | Chan master |
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Born | Liu Yingcheng (刘应成) 1965 (age 59) |
Religion | Buddhism |
Nationality | Chinese |
School | Chan Buddhism |
Occupation | Clerical Abbot of Shaolin Monastery |
Shi Yongxin (Chinese: 释永信; pinyin: Shì Yǒngxìn) is the current abbot of the Shaolin Temple. He is the thirteenth successor after Shi Xingzheng. He is the Chairman of the Henan Province Buddhists Association, a representative of the Ninth National People's Congress and also one of the first Chinese monks ever to get an MBA degree.