Spring – A young novice monk holds a stone, pressing down on the tail of a fish by the river, and treats a frog and a snake in the same manner. As a result, the old monk punishes the novice by making him retrieve the abused fish and frog that have already drifted to the sea.
Summer – A seventeen-year-old young monk feels quite bored with his secluded life in the temple. Suddenly, a young girl comes to the temple for recuperation after recovering from an illness. The young monk begins to succumb to the temptations and warmth brought about by the attraction of the opposite sex…
Autumn – A thirty-year-old youth commits suicide inside the temple. The old monk finds him dead in front of a large Buddha statue. The old monk leads a boy who has just visited the temple in chanting sutras, hoping for the deceased’s peace.
Winter – …