A top Buddhist monk in China has resigned from his post after accusations of sexual misconduct by multiple nuns. Xuecheng was the president of the…
A top Buddhist monk in China has resigned from his post after accusations of sexual misconduct by multiple nuns.
Xuecheng was the president of the Buddhist Association of China. A statement on the organization’s website posted Wednesday said that Xuecheng’s resignation had been accepted at a council meeting.
Xuecheng „was an influential political adviser to the central government while heading the national Buddhist association,“ and is viewed as „one of China’s best known monks and authors,“ according to The Associated Press.
He has publicly denied the reports of misconduct.
According to the South China Morning Post, the allegations came from a 95-page report written by two of the monastery’s former monks and posted on social media.
The report alleged that the abbot „sent suggestive messages to two female monks at Longquan Temple and made unwanted sexual advances towards at least four others,“ the newspaper reports. „Other chapters outlined how he had overseen the illegal construction of several buildings at the monastery and embezzled funds.
