What kind of person is Shi Yongxin? How did he become the abbot of the temple?
Shi Yongxin, whose common name is Liu Yingcheng, whose legal name is Yongxin, 1965, is from Yingshang, Anhui. The 30th abbot of Shaolin Temple, vice president of Chinese Buddhist Association, president of Henan Buddhist Association, deputy to the 9th, 10th and 11th National People's Congress, member of all-china youth federation, the first monk in China to get an MBA. 198 1 Becoming a monk in Shaolin Temple; 1987 became the abbot of Shaolin Temple at the age of 22, the youngest abbot in China at that time. 1999 was officially promoted to abbot, becoming the youngest head of Shaolin Temple 1500 years ago. Shi Yongxin founded Shaolin Boxing Research Association, Shaolin Monk Group, Shaolin Red Cross Society, Shaolin Painting and Calligraphy Research Institute, China Zen Poetry Research Association, Shaolin Charity and Welfare Foundation, Shaolin Industrial Development Co., Ltd., Shaolin Film and Television Company and other institutions. In recent years, abbot Shi Yongxin used business to promote the development of Shaolin Temple, which caused social controversy. Some people say it is an alternative cause of Everbright, while others say it is a departure from the traditional Buddhist thinking. One of them, please continue to Baidu for details.