Editing Shaolin Monastery (section)

==Governance==
The monastery was historically led by an [[Abbot (Buddhism)|abbot]]. However, Communist restrictions on religious expression and independence have changed this ancient system. The monastery is currently led by a committee composed primarily of government officials. The treasurer is appointed by the government and as such, the abbot has little control over monastery finances. The monastery splits its profits with [[Dengfeng]]: the municipality takes two thirds of the profits, and the monastery retains one third.<ref name="SCMP 2018">{{cite news |last=Lau |first=Mimi |title=The Decline and Fall of Chinese Buddhism: how modern politics and fast money corrupted an ancient religion |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2165088/decline-and-fall-chinese-buddhism-how-modern-politics-and-fast |newspaper=South China Morning Post |date=21 September 2018 |access-date=21 September 2019 |archive-date=21 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921205845/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2165088/decline-and-fall-chinese-buddhism-how-modern-politics-and-fast |url-status=live }}</ref>