The abbot of Shaolin Temple, which is famous worldwide for its kungfu prowess, defended his monastery yesterday amid cyber-attacks and a new round of accusations over its growing commercialization.

"We all know Shaolin has kungfu," said Shi Yongxin in an interview broadcast online with a website affiliated with the People's Daily.

"Now there is kungfu on the Internet," said Shi, referring to an earlier cyber-attack on Shaolin's website.