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Laura Zhou

Three monks in east China have been expelled from a monastery for brawling after a video of the incident went viral online, domestic media reports.
The one-minute video, apparently filmed with a smartphone, shows two monks in brown robes grappling, while a third monk, dressed in yellow, lands blows as he circles around them, according to ThePaper.cn.


A message appeared on WeChat, a popular social messaging service, on Tuesday, purportedly written by the chief monk of Ningguo Temple in Yangzhou in Jiangsu province. It said a fight had broken out on Sunday and the temple authority had decided to expel the three.
The chief monk, Qingchun, told the news portal the three monks had disagreed over temple management issues.


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Disagreement erupted over management of the temple in east China, according to abbot


Monks expelled from monastery after video of brawl goes viral

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Disagreement erupted over management of the temple in east China, according to abbot

Disagreement erupted over management of the temple in east China, according to abbot