Temple sued by daughter of monk
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="dies">dies</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="inherit">inherit</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monk">monk</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>.</p><p><span word="Xin">Xin</span> <span word="Yingheng">Yingheng</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="monastic">monastic</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Shi">Shi</span> <span word="Yong">Yong</span>-<span word="xiu">xiu</span>, <span word="became">became</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monk">monk</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1979 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="abbot">abbot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lingzhao">Lingzhao</span> <span word="Temple">Temple</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yuxi">Yuxi</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="Yunnan">Yunnan</span> <span word="province">province</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2010, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="robbery">robbery</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> 63. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="death">death</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="discovered">discovered</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($476,000) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="account">account</span>.</p><p><span word="His">His</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yiyun">Yiyun</span>, 36, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="monk">monk</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="heir">heir</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temple">temple</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="request">request</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="monks">monks</span>' <span word="possessions">possessions</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temple">temple</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="principles">principles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="usual">usual</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Buddhist">Buddhist</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="tradition">tradition</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monk">monk</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="duties">duties</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Heyun">Heyun</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temple">temple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="committee">committee</span> <span word="director">director</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="temple">temple</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="abbot">abbot</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="He">He</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="account">account</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inheritance">inheritance</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="individual">individual</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temple">temple</span>."</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="achieved">achieved</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Yiyun">Yiyun</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temple">temple</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yuxi">Yuxi</span> <span word="Intermediate">Intermediate</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span> 16. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inheritance">inheritance</span>.</p>
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