Monk Ming Yi Gave His Kidney to a Stranger

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Buddhist monk Ming Yi donates kidney to stranger: Report
Published on Apr 29, 2015 4:20 PM

SINGAPORE - The Venerable Ming Yi , the former head of Ren Ci Hospital, donated his kidney to a stranger in need, a report said.

The monk went for an operation on April 27, and both he and the recipient of his kidney are recuperating well, Chinese newspaper Shin Min Daily News reported on Wednesday.

It is understood that the patient comes from a low-income family, and does not know the monk.

The Venerable Ming Yi, 53, has kept a low profile since his conviction for misappropriation of funds and falsifying accounts while he was chief executive of Ren Ci Hospital.

He served four months in jail in 2010 and was removed from his posts at Ren Ci.

Prior to the case, he was well-known for performing daring stunts to raise funds for the hospital.

He is reportedly still affiliated with Foo Hai Chan Monastery, which helped set up Ren Ci, but is no longer the Geylang temple's charity trustee and president.

He also spends much of his time in Thailand now and helps out at temples there.

A devotee, who was not named, told Shin Min: "He didn't tell anyone, we only found out after the operation."


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