줄거리

출가한 후 6년이나 되는 젊은 스님 법운은 아직도 연인인 영주의 환상에 헤어나지 못한 채 구도의 길을 찾고 있을 즈음 우연히 만나게 된 승적도 없는 땡초승 지산을 통하여 더 큰 감동과 번뇌를 주체하지 못한다.

Six years after leaving the secular life to become a Buddhist monk, Beob-wun is still haunted by memories Young-ju, his ex-lover. He tries to find the path to the truth and meets Ji-san another monk who doesn't even have his holy orders. Their association leads to greater pain and conflicts for Beob-wun. Ji-san dies in the snow, as partly a man resembling Buddha and a man drowning in the ways of the secular world. Beob-wun cremates Ji-san's corpse and seeks out Young-ju and his mom. He also meets Ok-sun, a woman Ji-san could not forget. These encounters reinforce his belief that the ways of the world are meaningless and continues on his path to find the truth.