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spoilers A young man from a political sect in China seeks vengeance against an official of the state for killing his relative. He flees to the Shaolin temple and seeks training in martial arts. Initially the monks reject him, until he proves worthy to learn. However, as he nears the end of his education, the temple rejects him and he is forced into the outside world. He returns to the city of his birth, and assists the people by teaching them martial arts. Before the political revolution he is inspiring is complete, he is forced into conflict with his rival the official. Finally, he triumphs and pursues a life teaching others martial arts. The film demonstrates a solid insight into methods of Buddist education. When he arrives at the temple, the student is assumed to have an interest in living there indefinitely, and is set to sweeping. Only after an extended period does the student ask for knowledge, and seeks the "best, or highest" knowledge. This "best" knowledge is an internal Buddist one, not the expected martial arts success! He seeks the next greatest learning, but is defeated. In humility the student begins training with the most elemental skills: strength, endurance, agility. Each test requires more and more of the student, challenging him not only to learn humility, but his own mind. As the student develops he is faced with deeper challenges: contests from fellow monks that require advanced skills and research into the very nature of martial arts. As each stage of education is completed, he is forcefully ejected from the chamber of teaching and told not to return. Finally, after besting another monk in combat, the student asks to be able to take his teachings to the outside world. For this "crime" he is ejected from the temple: he has learnt that Buddist knowledge is only complete in action in the world. The process of learning through experience and moving on is central to Buddist ideas of education, as is the process of becoming ready to learn through humility. category:Martial arts films category:Hong Kong films This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin".
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