I received this email from a close and very knowlegeable friend, who has some deep insight and contacts into the present day world of Shaolin.
My thoughts on Xing Wei have already been espoused: my opinion of him, is that his actions show him to be the farthest thing from what a Shaolin monk is expected to signifity. I won't waste any more time on him, as he is not worth it.
As for Shi De Cheng, well, some interesting comments.
Rich,
I've been told from several reliable sources that Shi De Cheng is not a wuseng, but was a sujia dizi of Shi Su Yuan. Sujia dizi do get "monk names" even though they're not fully indoctrinated wuseng, you even got one right? Of course, with all the politics involving Shi Yong Xin, there are "wuseng" who Shi Yong Xin doesn't accept which leaves a grey area whether Shaolin and its rules spill outside of the current administration. Would anyone deny Shi Wan Heng whether he is a Shaolin monk? So therefore Xing Wei cannnot become a wuseng unless a true Shaolin wuseng accepts and declares him as one. Thoughts?
I've been told from several reliable sources that Shi De Cheng is not a wuseng, but was a sujia dizi of Shi Su Yuan. Sujia dizi do get "monk names" even though they're not fully indoctrinated wuseng, you even got one right? Of course, with all the politics involving Shi Yong Xin, there are "wuseng" who Shi Yong Xin doesn't accept which leaves a grey area whether Shaolin and its rules spill outside of the current administration. Would anyone deny Shi Wan Heng whether he is a Shaolin monk? So therefore Xing Wei cannnot become a wuseng unless a true Shaolin wuseng accepts and declares him as one. Thoughts?
As for Shi De Cheng, well, some interesting comments.
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