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Meet Ajahn Siripanyo, The Monk Who Gave Up His Father's $5 Billion Empire
The only son of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan, Ven Ajahn Siripanyo gave up the world of riches and spoils to become a Buddhist monk.
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Monk Xuecheng Removed As Head Of Chinese Temple Amid Sex Probe
The former head of China's government-run Buddhist association has been removed as abbot of a Beijing temple following a sexual assault investigation, officials said.
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China Probes High-Ranking Buddhist Monk Accused Of Coercing Nuns Into Sex
China's top religious authority launched an investigation Thursday after two monks alleged that a prominent Buddhist abbot and Communist Party member coerced several nuns into having sex with him, one of the country's most high-profile #MeToo moments.
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Meditating Devotees Shield Scandal-Hit Abbot From Thai Police
Hundreds of meditating supporters of an influential Buddhist abbot in Thailand blocked investigators on Thursday who were aiming to arrest him on corruption charges in his temple north of Bangkok.
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Police Poised To Arrest Popular Monk In Dramatic Showdown
Thai police entered a sprawling Buddhist temple complex Thursday, wading through thousands of devotees camped on the grounds, to arrest a popular abbot accused of embezzling $14 million.
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Five Thai Monks Charged Over Child Sex Abuse Ring: Police
Thai police on Wednesday said that they had charged five defrocked Buddhist abbots for sexually abusing eight boys at monasteries around the northern city of Chiang Mai.
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Meet Ajahn Siripanyo, The Monk Who Gave Up His Father's $5 Billion Empire
The only son of Malaysian billionaire Ananda Krishnan, Ven Ajahn Siripanyo gave up the world of riches and spoils to become a Buddhist monk.
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Monk Xuecheng Removed As Head Of Chinese Temple Amid Sex Probe
The former head of China's government-run Buddhist association has been removed as abbot of a Beijing temple following a sexual assault investigation, officials said.
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China Probes High-Ranking Buddhist Monk Accused Of Coercing Nuns Into Sex
China's top religious authority launched an investigation Thursday after two monks alleged that a prominent Buddhist abbot and Communist Party member coerced several nuns into having sex with him, one of the country's most high-profile #MeToo moments.
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Meditating Devotees Shield Scandal-Hit Abbot From Thai Police
Hundreds of meditating supporters of an influential Buddhist abbot in Thailand blocked investigators on Thursday who were aiming to arrest him on corruption charges in his temple north of Bangkok.
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Police Poised To Arrest Popular Monk In Dramatic Showdown
Thai police entered a sprawling Buddhist temple complex Thursday, wading through thousands of devotees camped on the grounds, to arrest a popular abbot accused of embezzling $14 million.
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Five Thai Monks Charged Over Child Sex Abuse Ring: Police
Thai police on Wednesday said that they had charged five defrocked Buddhist abbots for sexually abusing eight boys at monasteries around the northern city of Chiang Mai.
