Original subtitles

In the later years of the Northern Song

Dynasty, Mount Hermei was the home of the

Baobo Temple. There were thousands of

monks, and their discipline and bravery

was famous throughout the land. But at

Baoguo, the rules were extremely strict.

Any monk who violated these regulations

was forced to do heavy manual labor or

sent into the wilderness to survive as

best he could. In special cases, the

monks would even sever the tendons of a

serious offender. Chi Sing and his

teacher, Zhao Yan, had broken the rules

and were sent into the wilderness for

spiritual purification. After serving

their sentence, they are now returning to

the temple.

Let's go. Hurry.

Come here.

What's happened?Someone's being hurt.

Take him away. Yes.

Order hath mercy. To

achieve nothingness,

one must be able to desire

nothing.

You wipe out you. Please

no sin. Strict rules.

Move along. Move. Go on, move along.

Leave here. What's wrong?Don't you know

you're not allowed here?Move on. Leave

here.

Didn't you hear what I just said?HuhSaint

Jan is an evil man and he's in there.

You're not allowed here. Do you want to

join him?Come on,

brother. You're here.

Punish him. Herb gathering. Move. Get

out of here.

Brother, please, please don't hit the

cliff so hard. You'll only cause a

landslide.

You're in the process of

self-purification through hard labor.

You've been spreading the truths. And

you've been sentenced to pick the herps!

Come on, you gotta get

down, man! Come

on, get down! Come on! Come on,

get down! Master! Don't be afraid.

Master! Don't look down. Come on,

get out! Come on down!

Gently yourselves! Get under cover!

The ways of Buddha are

strange. Our crimes are

many. The day of

judgment has come.

You are a senior monk. Are you

questioning the wisdom of Buddha and the

rules of the temple?

Evil. An

evil spirit. I

can't believe that such a devilish monk

could come from this good temple.

Sing Gang has escaped.

Come here at this time of night to seeme,

Abbott.

I want to thank you. What do you

mean?Do you remember?

Six months ago, the kin invaders

came to this temple. On that day,

all the elders were forced to bow down

then in order to save the

temple. We had to

bear that humiliation.

A terrible day. Our temple insulted and

our people killed. I

violated our rules

and fought against those damned invaders

to protect the temple against

desecration. For my

sins, I was condemned as a very evil

man. Huh

But thanks to your intervention,Instead

of having my tendon severed, I was only

sentenced to life imprisonment, for which

I'm grateful. Our laws and justice

maintain the reputation of this temple.

The law is just, but its blind imposition

has turned this temple into a prison full

of fear. Even though I'm the Abbot,

I must obey the law. These laws

were made by the temple founders. They

are 100 years old.

100 years old.

Abbot, in those 100 years,

many things have changed. Let

me tell you this. In prison, I

found truth. I found out what Buddhism

is. I believe that one should serve the

people. Buddha is love. He

loves all mankind. Everybody

stay quiet. Keep down. Keep low.

Get undercover, all of you. Stay quiet.

Keep quiet. It's important to keep quiet.

Your rules have made the temple a prison.

You'd rather bow to the invaders than

help the people. Huh

Your professed tolerance is nothing

but a sham to hide your fear.

Excuse me, Master. Shin Dian's in with

the abbot. Hurry, let's go.

Sabbat, listen to me. Please, you must

change the rules of the temple now.

I will kill myself to make you do it.

Shin Dian. We found him. Shin Dian is

inside. Surround the

place. You missed. Surround the

place. Surround the temple.

Listen, Shin Dian, you must

release the abbot. You are surrounded.

Little monkey, go and help.

Little monkey. Good decision. Zhengjian.

Zhengjian. In the past, you were a

virtuous monk, an honest man.

You should leave the temple.

That would certainly be one way to solve

the problem.

Hey, Ginger. Listen to me, all of you.

I will come out in a minute. Get ready.

He mustn't escape. Go over there.

A monkey?He's not here.

Xinjiang has escaped.

It's you.

And you have brought my robe. You know,

you are a real good friend. Faster!

Faster! They're coming! You must

leave immediately. Oh, I know.

You all come.

Jiaoyan, while I'm

away, you must take good care of them,

especially Chee Sing. He has a very good

heart and sympathy for those who

suffer, but it caused him trouble. And

may even lead to a horrible death.

Yes, Master, you needn't

worry. I will look after all of them.

He's over there. Master, you must go now.

All right.

Pujan, in all the temple,

you are the most venerable, the bravest

of us all. I know if you ask,

I'll surrender myself to you.

Master Ku Chan, Brother Ku Chan. We must

take Shin Dian back. Brother Shin

Dian. Buddhism has no limits.

Everybody is free. You may go now,

Brother Ku Chan. You are the head of

the Zen house, yet you allowed Xingdian

to escape. This evil man

broke our rules, kidnapped the abbot,

corrupted the monks, but you did not

try to arrest him. You have

been found guilty. Do you admit it?

I have broken the rules. I am guilty of

that.

Yes, master. Carry out the

punishment. Yes, master.

Wait. It's a

misunderstanding. Abbot, for

all your life here at Baogua, you

have advocated the strict

observance of all the rules of the

temple. Why have you changed your

attitude in this case?Brother,

you.

Restrain him again. Take him.

Wait, you must listen to

me. As a monk,

death is nothing. I have no regrets.

I agree with Xing Dian's desire to fight

for justice. I hope all of you,

the elders, the monks. Novices will

listen to my words and understand

my meaning.

Bastard you... you're all right.

Do you think you...

What happened to you?I I'm all right.

Really. Don't worry.

But have mercy.

I'm sorry we have taken life,

Master.

Just say it's all my fault.

I haven't taught you well. I came

with you on this journey to help you

to purify yourself, to become

virtuous. So when you went back

to the temple, you could be a good monk.

But now?

Grandpa, come on. We must get up. Leaf

Village is close. Come on,

hurry, hurry! Uncle, uncle! The king,

they're coming. They're really close.

They're coming for the nighter right

there.

All right, we must hurry. Tell all the

people to hide the nighter. We cannot

allow it to fall into their hands. Let's

go.

Husband, husband, the kids are coming.

You better hide quickly. It's all right.

You go first. Hurry up.

Xiao Bao. Where's your mom?Mom, Mom,

Mom! Here, you go hide.

It's terrible. The kins are coming.

Master, you must hide quickly. Uncle.

Uncle, you must hide as well. Hurry.

Hurry and tell General Lin. We need help

right away. Hurry. Hurry. Yes, we're

going.

Uncle Lee, do you remember me?

How are you these days?

You know, we are

relatives. You should be friendly.

Go to hell.

Uncle Lee, don't be so rude. We're from

the same family. You listen to me. There

are no traitors in my family.

Bastard I'll kill you. It's all

right, Sir. Please calm

down. If we can't deal with the men.

And we can handle the women.

Sobo! Sobo!

Chabo!

Chabo! Chabo!

You see a monk from Baba Temple?

We're ready. Let's go.

Are you all right?The

kins are close. Come on. It's

great,

isn't it?

What do we do now?Quick, over here.

It's all right. Easy now. Easy. The kins

are so cruel. Why didn't you finish him

off?Are you all right?Does it hurt much?

Are you OK?I'm all right.

Don't worry. Your fighting technique was

really good. It was marvelous. Excellent.

It's nothing. It was great. I admired

your technique. I want to learn.

Can you teach me?Huh

Oh, I I know monks aren't supposed

to, but that doesn't matter.

Listen, I want to be your good friend.

You're brave and strong and virtuous,

too. Well, how about it?

Let's be friends,

OK?You're really a

fantastic guy. Oh, oh,

I'm sorry.

Here, take this. Go on, keep it.

Come on. Now, goodbye to both of you. See

you again. Goodbye.

You should know when you fought the Kins,

you broke our rules. If the elders find

out, they will both be punished severely.

Also, you broke another rule. No monk is

allowed to learn the fighting techniques

of Shin Dian. If they find out, you'll be

punished just like Kuchan. You

remember they punished him by cutting his

tendons.

Chi Sing. Do not cry.

Listen. Everything that has

happened today must be kept a secret from

the elders. With luck,

we'll be able to get away with it this

time.

What?You didn't get the nighter.

You failed. You'd better have an

excuse or else I'll kill you all. The

monks stopped us. They took it. The monks

interfered again. I should execute

you right now. You're idiots. God damn

idiots.

My Lord, they have been very useful to

you in the past. You should

spare them this time.

We need to get hold of the nighter to

make gunpowder very soon. So tell

me, what am I going to do now?

My Lord, perhaps I have an idea that will

solve all our problems. So tell

me. The monks have

interfered, so they have guessed our

plans. I think we should get rid of

this menace once and for all,

but we must act right now.

That's it.

We will burn the Lee village

and exterminate the monks.

Hey, it's Ji Xing! Ji Xing is back!

Ji Xing!

Ji Xing! Hey, Master!

Master! There, thereDon't

cry. It's all right. Don't cry.

Monkey, how've you

Did you miss me?

Oh, so it's you.

I'll show you who's boss.

Come on. She's saying.

She's saying. She's saying.

Are you all right?Oh, she's

saying. Oh.

Monks never lie. Chi Xing,

tell me how you got your wound. Well,

I'll tell you the truth. During

my spiritual purification,

I visited the Li village, but it was

being attacked by kin soldiers.

I... I've fought them. You

underwent spiritual purification,

yet you still managed to forget the

teachings of Buddha. You could

not control your emotions. This is a

sin against Buddha.

I am unworthy.

Please punish me. Buddha

bless you.

According to law, you will

receive 30 strokes.

Please listen to me. Tsing's

errors are only due to my negligence.

Master, since he is badly wounded,

I sincerely plead for your mercy.

Let me undergo this punishment instead of

him. Teacher, it's your

fault. You'll

suffer.

Yes, master.

Carry out the punishment.

Help us. Help us.

The king soldiers are coming closer.

They're killing all the people and

burning all the villages. Please,

Albert, help us. Give my people

shelter. Chikong. Yes.

Arrange for the people to stay. Yes,

Albert. We are above

all earthly matters,

and our only concern is this

temple. We should not let them

enter the temple.

Remember, the king army is close. You

know you have offended them twice

already, and if we offend them

one more time, they will destroy

our temple and then we'll have failed

Lord Buddha. We

must protect the temple. We must

protect the temple. We must protect the

temple. Have it.

A Buddhist monk must be pure,

merciful and helpful. Have

it. Have it. Have it. The kids are

close. They're just over there.

The Lord is here.

Please tell me, my Lord, what is the

purpose of your visit to our

temple?Well,

Baldy.

You know why I'm here today. Don't

pretend to be so ignorant.

But I... He knows what it's

about. Where are the

traitors?Bless you.

Monks are only concerned with Buddha's

teachings. Your

monks fought and killed a lot of my

soldiers. Is this Buddha's

mercy?Is it Buddha's teaching?

Kneel down. All of you,

kneel down.

HuhKneel down. Be quick about

it. You

spend your life praying, so you must know

how to kneel.

Kneel down, Kneel down.

We must all protect the temple,

my Lord.

So you're the famous Ku Xing.

You're famous for your patience and

calmness. You can

resist all external temptation.

Hey, why don't we be friends?

You old fool. I don't believe it at

all. You can't ignore everything.

Foolish monks have no anger or

fear. You must remain calm and

patient.

My lord, captain, you

have insulted the sanctity of

this holy place, haven't you?

Abbot and all the elders,

You must forgive them. I should have come

earlier to prevent this. Well,

Buddha bless you. Your kindness is

appreciated. Buddha will reward you.

But we would like you to leave here now.

This temple is a place of worship.

I am his lordship's advisor. If I

tell him to leave here, he will do so

without question. But...

There is something I need from you in

return. My

lord, what is it that you want from

us?Tell us, what can we

do?I will tell you.

It is a small request.

His lordship has need of this temple.

If you offer the buildings and wells to

him, then we can build you. A new

temple in his lordship's domain. Lord, I

have mercy. Bao Guo

Temple is the royal property

of the Song Dynasty. Hmm

Well,

Abbot, if that is your answer to

me, then I can be of no

further help to you at all.

Go ahead, kill one more.

If we don't do anything. The

temple will be destroyed.

Abbot,

can him in?

Excuse me, my Lord, this monk was one of

Ben's men.

My Lord.

General Lin's troops are coming here. How

far away?They're only a few miles away.

How many?I don't know. Find out more.

Yes, my Lord.

Lin Troops are here. We should retreat.

Huh That boss and Lin Chung you once

again.

The prisoners are here. Take them away.

Father, the kid army is coming. Come

on. George, get the wind, jump. You're a

judge. Come on, come on

I want to take it alive! Don't kill them!

Let's go. Come on. Hurry up. Come on.

Quickly, give me some cloth.

Master. Faster.

What's wrong with him?He's injured. Get

me some more cloth. Quickly. My friend.

My friend. My friend. How

is he?Is he all right?Hey, is

he badly warned?Yes, he is.

Thank you very much. General, there's no

need to thank me. My friend, listen.

I must go now. You're fighting the Canaan

army. These soldiers are badly wounded.

Could you please take care of them for me?

Could you do that?Buddha, have mercy.

I'll try my best to take care of them.

You can count on me. Thank you. Wake up.

Everybody. He's coming around. Shao

Ping, you stay here. Look after him well.

Master, I'll see you again.

Yes,

sir. This

time you saved the temple from the Qin

army. You will be rewarded for your

courage. Yeah, he's bound to be.

Yeah. We have to thank you.

Even the other could do nothing. You

saved us. You deserve it.

have mercy.

Lord I bless you.

Ji Sing.

Yes, Master. The temple was in

very great difficulty,

but Ji Sing drove the evil men

away and the temple remained

peaceful.

Accordingly, you will be promoted

to a higher rank and given a

new habit to wear. Buddha

hath mercy. Our

deliverance is due to Buddha and the

goodness of our ancestors.

Chi Sing. Come now and bow to

the Buddha. Yes, Master.

Chising, do you know your

crime?

I don't know. Please enlighten me,

master. Without the permission of the

abbot and the elders, you studied an

illegal kung fu style.

Because of this, you got involved in the

material world and brought

disaster upon this temple.

Do you admit it?I am guilty.

According to the law, your tendons

will be severed. You won't fight

anymore. Chi Sing came to the

temple to be a monk. He behaved

righteously and protected the

temple, although he fell into

temptation and he listened to the devil

when he studied that evil Kung Fu.

Now he sincerely wishes to repent, and in

my opinion. He should suffer confinement

for three years now, to repent his

sins. Please consider.

It is true that he did save the temple,

but he caused all of this trouble in the

first place. To change his

punishment, you will have to change the

rules created by our founders.

Have it.

Rules are rules, and must be obeyed.

If we pardon this monk, surely we will be

condemned by the whole world for not

upholding the written law. And when we

punish our own people from here, we

mustn't allow this young monk to ruin the

temple's reputation.

To uphold justice, we must continue to

implement all our laws. If we cannot do

this with our own monks, how can we

maintain our reputation for fairness?

In this case, justice must be seen to be

done. This monk must be punished.

Our ancestors' laws must be obeyed.

Master, you must punish this young monk.

Carry

out the punishment.

Get back! Get back!

Order him! Pardon him. I didn't teach him

well. Punish me instead of him. Please,

I beg you. Pardon him.

Hurry

up, the punchline! Stop that! 21. You

idiot! Out of my way!

The elders of this temple are blind. You

can't tell right from wrong. For those

kins,You kneel on the ground. The country

is in danger. The people suffer, but you

ignore it all. Chi Sing drove the Qin

army away, protected the temple, but you

don't reward him. You decide to punish

him. Is this Buddhist mercy?To

cripple a courageous and honest monk?

Tell me, what kind of Buddha do you study?

Who is this man you worship?

Elder, this man speaks the truth.

The justice of this temple.

is not of your concern.

Throw them out! This

way! Take

back the Gucci. They're taking Qi Shin

with them. Ohh Go after

them. Bring Qi Shin back here.

You must pardon him. Pardon Chi Chi.

Master, please. Be quiet.

Master, please let

go. Master,

please forgive him. Master, please.

Master. Dow Yan,

don't you know the rule of this temple?

Yes.

Take him away.

Now he has killed himself.

Buddha, have mercy.

Buddha, as the Abbot

of Bao Gor temple, I

fail to protect this place.

I feel ashamed of

myself now,

Buddha. We have

all sinned. Please

forgive us our mistakes and help

us.

Hurry, this way!

Captain, over here!

You go that way. Let's split up and

surround them. Come on, you guys come

with me. Come on,

hurry up!

Where are you going?Back to the temple. I

have to go. You can't do that.

You

can't.

You just can't do that. Your kung fu is

very good.

Put me down, you hairy fool. Put me

down. Little man, what on earth have I

done to upset you?Don't you play with me.

You just want to take Chi Sing away.

Buddha, bless you.

I know right from wrong. In this case,

I won't be bound by rules. I followed

you for a long time. If I wanted to,

I could have arrested him. Please forgive

me, master. I misunderstood. Please

forgive me. That's all right.

Hui Jue is leading them here. You must

leave now. Take Chi Seng away quickly.

Thank you, master. Chi Seng. Chi

Seng. You must leave now. Go on.

No, I can't.

All my days at the temple were very

happy. Everyone was so kind to me.

But I sinned. I want to go back there to

face my punishment. Hey, Chi

Seng.

Buddha is omnipresent. You can worship

him anywhere. Just keep your heart pure

and you can say your prayers in any

temple. But always remember to help

people. If you go back to the temple, you

will be killed.

No, I must go back.

I must see my teacher.

Your teacher is dead. I'm sorry.

She's saying. She's saying. She's saying.

She's saying. She's saying. She's saying.

Brother. Brother.

Teacher. Brother. Teacher.

Teacher. Brother. No. I must see you

again. Brother.

Teacher.

Teacher. Brother,

take me back on yourself. I must see him.

I want to see him again. Please.

PleaseChase Singh, if you go back there,

you'll be killed. Chase Singh, listen to

me. Listen to me. I

want to see Teacher. The kids are coming.

Where are they?They're over there. Quite

near. Come on.

We'll lead the Kings away and then we'll

get Chase in. Come

on. Come on over here.

What a hell, Messi. You are evil. You

broke the rules of the temple. You won't

get away this time. Listen.

I became a monk long ago. For all that

time, I lived in the temple. I followed

the rules. Why do you treat me harshly

and kill my teacher?Tell me why you came

aware. You

brought the rules. Listen,

brother, brother, Buddha

preaches love for all mankind. I

saved people. I didn't kill anyone.

What sin did I commit?What sin did I

commit?You helped Shinge. And broke our

laws. You must be punished. Ohh

What should we do?Should we take you back?

No. We must go on and

capture TZ.

Jason.

Teacher. Teacher. I made

many, many mistakes. Teacher.

Teacher. Chasing. Chasing.

Chasing.

Chasing. She's in. Yep. Bring Chasing

back to face punishment. Right.

He's round. He's coming out.

It's wonderful.

Uncle.

Thank you. Jeez Singh. No need to

thank us. We're all very happy you

recovered from your phone.

What a rain.

Oh.

Don't you know me?

Come on, everyone. We'll leave now. Come

along, come along. Clear the room. That's

right.

It's you.

Talk. Where are you hiding the mud?Tell

me.

You talk or else I'll kill you.

I'm not afraid of death. I'll teach you.

Good man. Why do you want to die?

This monk isn't a relative of yours. Why

do you try to protect them?Don't

be a stupid fool. Turn the monk

in and the captain may even reward you.

You damn bastardPeople will

remember your treachery and they'll piss

on your grave.

You old fool. Remember I warned

you. You stupid old

dotard. You're going to die for that.

Talk. Where is the monk fighting?

Listen to me. I'm warning you.

Unless you talk, I'll kill you. You

invaded our country, stole our

possessions, raped our women, killed our

people. You know you have no heart or

humanity. You are on just wild beasts!

Oh, don't get

it! Tell me where he is or I'll destroy

the village! TZ,

TZ, you can't go there! He's been killed

by your bodies! Go, go, go! Go back! Go

back!

Uncle!

Come on, move

it. Move it up. Come

on. Take your feet up. Move,

move, move. Move it.

Move it. Move up there.

Faster. Faster. Rebel. Come

on. Come onBring it up. Move,

move.

Faster. Move,

move. Get up

there. Come on.

Come onGet moving. There they go.

Hurry up.

Aren't they pretty?I

pick these girls especially for the

entertainment of the Lord.

Oh, you really

do know the Lord's taste, don't you?

No wonder he relies on you so much.

You're too kind.

Very good. Well, you

know now, if you're lucky today, you may

well get promoted.

Well, I couldn't do it without your help.

Perhaps we'll be able to work

something out. I'm sure we can.

I'm sure we can.

May I leave now?Of course you can.

Porters. I

asked her for credit. She entered

me nay.

She said custom like yours.

I can get any

day. Or it's no

nay never.

No nay never no more.

Or I'm afraid.

Idiot! Where the hell are you going?Don't

you know the way?Stop now! Put me down!

Stop it! Can't you hear me?Put me down

now! You idiot!

My friend, you don't kill me. I didn't

mean it. Please forgive me and let me

down.

Captain. Look,

I must report this guard him.

And when I get hold of that bastard

cheese sing, I'm going to break his

body into little pieces.

Are you ready for my orders now?

Yes.

Assemble the troops at once. Surround

Bao Guo temple, leave village and General

Lin. Yes. Leave no stone

unturned. I want Chief Sing

captured and brought to me immediately.

Guards.

My guards. My guards.

Why don't you answer me?

My lord,We searched everywhere, but we

could find no sign of the monk.

Captains of the guard. Yes. You must

guard the Nita very carefully. If

anything should happen to my store of

Nita, the Emperor will be extremely angry

and I will chop your head.

I'll wipe that temple off the face of

this earth,

and then I'll kill him. Kill him.

Kill a Makji Singh.

Get off him.

They've already killed half of us.

No, but just stop now.

Your animal!

Runner and kill. Gods, kill that

smart cow!

By the way, we have to finish them off

quickly. Kill them all.

The temple's in danger. Give the order

to fight. This monk is teaching.

Chinden's right.

My Lord, we're completely surrounded.

It's the bark of it until you again. Kill

him now.

My Lord, they're using explosives.

Using explosives. My

Lord, we must leave here immediately. All

right, go on.