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#MeToo in the Monastery: Chinese Abbot’s Fall Stirs Questions on Buddhism’s Path
- mindgam3 8y ago"Many worry that Xuecheng’s model of a supercharged Buddhism that embraces social trends lacks the very spirituality that drew people to the faith in the first place. His downfall also presents a potential setback in the Chinese government’s efforts to push Buddhism as a kind of national religion that can win friends abroad and offer moral values at home."