Why Has Bodhi Dharma Left for the East

Description: Three people live in a remote Buddhist monastery near Mount Chonan Hyegok the old master Yong Nan a young man who has left his extended family in the city to seek enlightenment Hyegok calls him Kibong and an orphan lad Haejin whom Hyegok has brought to the monastery to raise as a monk The story is mostly Yong Nan s told in flashbacks how he came to the monastery his brief return to the city his vacillation between the turbulence of the world and his hope to overcome passions and escape the idea of self We also see Hyegok as a teacher a protector and a father figure and we watch Haejin make his way as a curious and nearly self sufficient child

Country:  Korean

Released: 1989

Genre: Drama

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