Learning of his family's collapse, acolyte Goichi, sent to study silently at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, must endure acute psychological distress.

The son of the King of Saxony is very interested in women, but his father wants a good match for him and therefore has all other loves killed. So also the parents' house of the beautiful Kunigunde is torched, but she can escape with the help of a squire, who can then temporarily bring her to safety in the care of the vegetarian bear Beppo. But when a weapons dealer tries out his new crossbow on Beppo of all people, Kunigunde has to seek new protection...

Movie inspired by life of saintly Elder Paisios (1924 1994) and other Orthodox monks. Severeal stories of young and old monk life. Sometimes funny, but all about true christian love.