줄거리

전화 속에 헤매던 고아 침애는 서산사의 고승 무불당에게 구출되어 입산수도의 길을 걷게 된다. 탁월한 젊은 승으로 성장한 침애에게 법통을 이어받기 위한 마지막 시련이 가해진다. 고승은 그에게 절세미인 묘향을 접근시켜 인연을 맺게 함으로써 시련을 주나 침애는 재빨리 여자에 대한 자신의 번뇌를 청산하고 단식수도하여 이 난관을 이겨낸다.

Chim-Ae, an orphan, is saved by an old monk of Seo San Temple, Mu Bul Dang while he is wandering in war fires. Then he enters the priesthood and trains himself a mountaineering asceticism. When he becomes an eminent young priest, the last trial to receive the mantle of the preceding abbot applies on him. The old monk sends the fairest of the fair, Myo-Hyang of cottage Ni Am to Chim-Ae to form a connection with her. But Chim-Ae quickly removes his earthly desires towards woman and goes through this hardship by fasting meditation. However the old monk recognizes that love sprouted between two youngsters and shows Chim-Ae the face of transgression which he mentally violated without hesitation to make Chim-Ae and Myo-Hyang go back to mundane existence.