Do-bub is the Buddhist master who is old and respected in his denomination. He oversees many chief priests of Buddhist temples.
Hye-jin, the first one of the chief priests, is the head of a big Buddhist temple.
He was abandoned from his parents in childhood and grew up in the hands of Do-bub.
Rather than he follows the rules and precepts of Buddhist doctrine, he obsessively sticks to the relationship with Do-bub , the foster father, even though he wants to be recognized as a good chief priest. Therefore, the dual agony of ‘life’ and ‘relationship’ afflicts Hye-jin.
One day, the priestly monks gather in the mountain hermitage, at which Do-Beob stays, because it was heard the news that Do-bub is severely ill.
But, there is no longer Do-bub like the strong man who is so dignified and powerfully rules over many monks and temples. Now, he is just an old sick man with dementia and paralysis. When they encounter him, some metaphysical concepts such as ‘all creatures’ and ‘Buddha,’ ‘true worship’ and ‘truth,’ ‘life’ and ‘death’ become to be shaken and disappear in their minds.
Then, they ask themselves, “What is the true meaning of vanity and realization of life?”
