Spiritual guides or charlatans?

The need for religious advice has spawned an army of self-proclaimed saints who roam coastal cities for patrons and grant titles as if they were actors in a palace drama.

If you have fame and fortune, what more do you need? It turns out that many are in need of a personal religious counselor.

Zhang Tielin, a movie star from the 1980s who regained his celebrity status from the 1998 runaway television hit Princess Pearl, was recently given "Living Buddha" status in Hong Kong.