Longquan Temple Abbot Xuecheng Sexual Assault Scandal Case: Exempted from Three Posts

On August 24, 2018, the fourth meeting of the seventh council of the Shaanxi Buddhist Association was held, and the council decided to remove Xuecheng from the post of honorary president of the Shaanxi Buddhist Association.Announced the decision of the 7th Chairman's Meeting of the 7th Shaanxi Provincial Buddhist Association to remove Xuecheng from the positions of the dean of Shaanxi Famen Temple Buddhist Academy and the abbot of Fufeng Famen Temple in Shaanxi Province.

On August 23, 2018, the ninth council of the Fujian Buddhist Association held its second meeting. According to the proposal of the chairman meeting, the meeting accepted Xuecheng's resignation as the president, executive director, and director of the Fujian Buddhist Association, and agreed that the executive vice president of legal popularizationThe president temporarily presides over the work of the Fujian Buddhist Association and serves as the legal representative.

According to news from the Shaanxi Provincial Buddhist Association on the 24th:

On August 24, 2018, the Fourth Meeting of the Seventh Council of the Shaanxi Buddhist Association was held in Xi'an.81 people were supposed to attend the meeting, but 70 people actually attended the meeting, and 11 people asked for leave due to illness. The number of attendees complied with the regulations.

The meeting heard the main work and future work priorities of the Provincial Buddhist Association since 2018 reported by Vice President Kuan Xu, and the implementation of the spirit of the third meeting of the Ninth Council of the Buddhist Association of China, the entry of the national flag into temples, and the governance of commercialization of Buddhism, Assist in the development of key tasks such as the protection of the ecological environment of the Qinling Mountains.The council decided to remove Xuecheng from the post of honorary president of Shaanxi Buddhist Association.Announced the decision of the 7th Chairman's Meeting of the 7th Shaanxi Provincial Buddhist Association to remove Xuecheng from the positions of the dean of Shaanxi Famen Temple Buddhist Academy and the abbot of Fufeng Famen Temple in Shaanxi Province.

The meeting emphasized that the construction of teaching style is related to the survival and development of Buddhism, to the long-term existence of Buddhist Dharma, to the dharmakaya, wisdom and destiny of the four disciples, and to the belief foundation of the majority of believers.At present and in the future, we must unswervingly take the construction of teaching style as the foundation of Buddhism's own construction, and firmly uphold the Buddha's teachings of taking precepts as teachers.Diligently cultivate the three studies of precepts, samadhi, and wisdom, extinguish the three poisons of greed, anger, and ignorance, and purify the three karmas of body, speech, and mind.Firmly establish the correct knowledge, correct view and correct belief in the Three Jewels, adhere to the solemn and solemn teaching, and adhere to the guidance of the law, and adhere to the principle of Buddhism not relying on people according to the law.It is necessary to actively explore the path of integrating the traditional jungle system with the democratic management model of modern social organizations, improve and implement the democratic management system of temples, actively promote the modern transformation of temple management, do a good job in financial management of Buddhist activity sites in accordance with laws and regulations, and carry out temple construction in accordance with laws and regulations.

According to news from the Fujian Buddhist Association on the 24th:

On August 23, 2018, the second meeting of the Ninth Council of the Fujian Buddhist Association was held in Fuzhou.187 people were supposed to attend the meeting, but 166 people actually attended the meeting, and 21 people asked for leave due to illness.

The meeting heard the main work situation and next key work since the Ninth Provincial Representative Conference of the Association reported by the executive vice president of Dharma Popularization, and discussed the entry of the national flag into the temple, the management of the commercialization of Buddhism, and the preparation for the Fifth World Buddhist Forum, etc.Key tasks have been arranged.According to the proposal of the chairman meeting, the meeting accepted Xuecheng's resignation as the president, executive director, and director of the Fujian Buddhist Association, and agreed that the executive vice president of the Buddhist Association of Fujian Province would temporarily preside over the work of the Fujian Buddhist Association and serve as the legal representative.

Earlier, on August 15, 2018, the third meeting of the Ninth Council of the Buddhist Association of China was held in Beijing.

The meeting accepted Xuecheng's resignation as the president, executive director, and director of the Buddhist Association of China, and agreed that the vice president of Yanjue would preside over the work of the Buddhist Association of China temporarily.