▁H ai ' s ▁numerous ▁business ▁vent ures ▁is ▁unknown ▁and ▁that ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁media ▁produced ▁by ▁her ▁television ▁program mes ▁is ▁heavily ▁self - refer ential ▁and ▁prom ot ional ▁and ▁a ims ▁to ▁" build ▁a ▁public ▁record ▁of ▁recognition ▁for ▁group ▁activities ." ▁ ▁Anth rop ologist ▁S ask ia ▁Ab rah ms - K av un en ko ▁at ▁Max ▁We ber ▁Center ▁for ▁Advanced ▁Cultural ▁and ▁Social ▁Studies ▁stated ▁that ▁similar ▁to ▁R avi ▁Sh ank ar ▁movement , ▁Ch ing ▁H ai ▁group ▁generally ▁don ' t ▁self ▁identify ▁as ▁a ▁Religion ▁and ▁are ▁very ▁E c umen ical . ▁Ab rah ms - K av un en ko ▁has ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁in ▁Mong olia , ▁H ai ' s ▁group ▁especially ▁via ▁Supreme ▁Master ▁Television ▁ 2 4 ▁hour ▁broadcast ▁is ▁influen cing ▁many ▁Buddh ists ▁ideas ▁on ▁med itation ▁and ▁en light en ment , ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁sure ▁of ▁the ▁authentic ity ▁of ▁her ▁claims . ▁ ▁In ▁Prom inent ▁N uns : ▁In flu ential ▁Taiwan ese ▁Vo ices ▁( C ross C urr ents ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁, ▁Relig ious ▁studies ▁Research ▁associate ▁Jenn ifer ▁E ich man ▁of ▁the ▁Cent ere ▁of ▁Buddh ist ▁Studies ▁at ▁SO AS ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁summar izes : ▁While ▁to ▁some , ▁Ch ing ▁H ai ' s ▁movement ▁is ▁considered ▁Buddh ist ▁Her es y ▁and ▁to ▁others ▁a ▁New ▁Age ▁religious ▁organization