Commercial offerings disappear at Shaolin Temple after Shi Yongxin removed

Several longstanding commercial activities -- including the offering called "family blessing incense" -- at the Shaolin Temple in Dengfeng, Henan have vanished just days after Shi Yinle replacing Shi Yongxin as the new abbot.

According to mainland media reports, previously ubiquitous paid offerings such as "health incense" and "family blessing incense" disappeared, while the donation-oriented QR codes have also been removed. 

Materials about the temple that previously required payment are now freely displayed at public stands.

Shi Yinle has not publicly commented on the reforms, according to the report.

Shi Yongxin is under criminal investigation for allegedly embezzling and misappropriating project funds and temple assets. He also faces accusations of serious violations of Buddhist precepts, including maintaining long-term inappropriate relationships with multiple women and fathering illegitimate children.

According to data from the Companies Registry, Shi Yongxin has served as a director of five limited companies in Hong Kong. Two of them were deregistered by the Registry last month, and another one was dissolved long ago. 

(Staff reporter and Global Times)