[3][4] He was president of the Buddhist Association of China from 2015 to 2018 when he resigned after allegations that he had engaged in corruption and sexual assault surfaced.

Xuecheng was born as Fu Ruilin (Chinese: 傅瑞林), the eldest of three sons on October 3, 1966, to a family of strong Buddhist culture in Luofeng village of Laidian Town, Xianyou County, Fujian Province.

[6] In 2018, monks who had formerly worked for Xuecheng published a 95-page report which included allegations sexual harassment of several nuns, embezzlement of funds, dictatorial management style, illegal construction, and corruption among other things.

The report alleged that the abbot "sent suggestive messages to two female monks at Longquan Temple and made unwanted sexual advances towards at least four others."

The investigation corroborated many of the allegations made against Xuecheng and the NRAA ordered the Buddhist Association of China to severely punish him.