Today’s Enlightening Entertainment will be presented in Aulacese (Vietnamese), with subtitles in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Mongolian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Thai.

Filmmaking was introduced to Âu Lạc (Vietnam) at the end of 1890s. It began to thrive in 1923 with the first movie co-produced by the French and the Aulacese based on the masterpiece “The Tale of Kiều” by literary great Nguyễn Du. Embracing the modern technology of our world's civilization and combining it with a diverse artistic foundation inherent in the country's traditions, Aulacese filmmaking nowadays continues to develop to enhance the nation's cultural landscape.

On Enlightening Entertainment, Supreme Master Television is pleased to introduce different forms of arts from Âu Lạc (Vietnam), as well as from other countries in the world, in order to share the beauty and cultures of the peoples on our planet.

The film “A Tiger That Leaves the Mountain Faces Challenges” chronicles a young man’s experience on the path of spiritual practice for eternal liberation. The story also offers counsel for renunciates to build strength on the protective power of the spiritual community and the guidance of the respected master while on the noble journey of the soul.

We now invite you to enjoy part the conclusion of the film “A Tiger that Leaves the Mountain Faces Challenge,” written by the Venerable Thích Chân Tính and produced by Hoằng Pháp Temple,

with performances by Bhiksu Tâm Khải as Head Monk, Bhiksu Tâm Hải as Discipline Monk, Thiên Bảo as Hùng, Thanh Điền as Hùng’s Uncle, Kinh Quốc as Brother Hai, Công Ninh as Foreman, Dương Cẩm Lynh as Hà, Hoàng Mập as Plump Novice, Hoài An as Thủy’s mother, Lý Nuôi as Skinny Novice, Bích Vân as Thủy, Châu Kha as Thúy, with the participation of respected monks in Hoằng Pháp Temple and other artists.

While Hùng was in the midst of wealth and success, his mother suddenly passed away. This made him realize that the world is ephemeral and full of suffering due to the cycle of life and death. After the funeral service, Hùng gave the tenant farmers all of his lands and fields. He also sold his family’s home, determined to become a monk to study Buddha’s teaching.

While at the temple, Hùng dedicated his time to meditation and neglected studying the teachings. He also believed that staying at the temple was not suitable for his ideal of entering monkhood. He finally left the temple and found a remote place to focus on the practice of meditation.

Hùng thought that he was able to avoid the woes of group living, but little did he know that obstacles were coming his way. During the New Year, two young women Thủy and Hà came to his quiet abode, one of the 10 secluded temples that they pledged to make offerings.

Supreme Master Ching Hai has sent gifts to Hoằng Pháp Temple in sincere appreciation of the temple’s elaborate efforts in producing many films and modern folk operas with profound spiritual significance. The Venerable Abbot Thích Chân Tính remarked that the purpose of the Hoằng Pháp Temple is to disseminate Truth teachings to benefit the public and thus everyone is encouraged to widely share DVDs produced by the temple.

Supreme Master Ching Hai also sent gifts and loving regards to artists and professionals contributing to the film “A Tiger that Leaves the Mountain Faces Challenge,” broadcast on Supreme Master Television. They expressed their thankfulness for her caring.

Actress Châu Kha as Thúy:
Greetings, respected Master. I have received your gifts. I’m very happy. Thank you, Master, for sending me a gift from afar. We don’t know what the next plan is in the near future, but we’ll try to take part in more Buddhist films like this.

Actor Hoàng Mập as Plump Novice:
I’m very happy to receive the gift and very grateful to Master Ching Hai. I also received Master’s lucky red envelope. Thank you so much, Master. I’ll read this book to understand the most precious and treasured things Master has put into this book. I also admire Master very much and I hope I will meet Master one day.

Actress Bích Vân as Thủy:
Greetings, Supreme Master Ching Hai. Thank you, Master, for sending me gifts. This New Year, I wish Master abundant health and peace. May all your wishes be fulfilled to help those whose lives have met with much hardship and to teach young people morality.

As an actress, keeping the body in shape is very important. I like to eat vegetables, so I’m often told that I look a little younger than my age. Besides, animals are fed with drugs, which is not good for the animals themselves and not good for our health when we eat their meat. The best thing we can do is grow vegetables and fruits at home and use them. I think eating meat or food made from dairy, artificial colorings and chemicals is not good. While doing filming that took place at the temple, I love to eat tofu or stir-fried beans with soy sauce. It feels light. At home, I also eat like that.

Actor Công Ninh as Foreman:
Today I’m very touched when I receive New Year’s gifts from Supreme Master Ching Hai. I greatly treasure her fond regard and hope Supreme Master Ching Hai will produce the most valuable films about spiritual and life. I sincerely thank Supreme Master Ching Hai. May Supreme Master Ching Hai have a New Year of abounding health and happiness.

Actress Dương Cẩm Lynh as Hà:
I’m actress Dương Cẩm Lynh. I felt very glad when I received your gifts and I’m very honored to be known by you. I’d like to send my deep gratitude to Master and wish Master good health. On the occasion of New Year, I respectfully send my best wishes to Master.

Singer-songwriter Khánh Loan who wrote and performed the film’s theme song:
I’d like to send my heartfelt gratitude to Supreme Master Ching Hai. You gave me a meaningful gift upon New Year. I’m the one who sang the theme song in the film “A Tiger that Leaves the Mountain Faces Challenge.” I’d like to wish Master Ching Hai great health so as to have many contributions to the world and Buddhist monastic practitioners. Amitabha Buddha be praised.

Since I realized that being vegetarian is very good for our health, I started to eat vegetarian one day a month, then increasing to 3 days a month. After that, on the 7th lunar month, I ate vegetarian for the whole month. I felt very good, peaceful and all things went very smoothly and favorably.

I advise everyone to be veg. First, it is good for our health. Second, it reduces killing. It is good for all aspects of health and spirituality. I’m singer Khánh Loan. I’d like to send my warm greetings to viewers of Supreme Master Television broadcasting worldwide. Be Veg, Go Green 2 Save the Planet!

Actor Thiên Bảo as Hùng, actor Kinh Quốc as Brother Hai, actor Lý Nuôi as Skinny Novice; director Xuân Phước; script supervisor Ngọc Thy; cameramen Lê Trí and Nguyễn Huỳnh; set specialists Thành Thuận and Trọng Thái; makeup specialist Tường Vy; lighting specialists Đức Thái and Thái Bình; voiceover group Phước Trang - all of whom have contributed to Supreme Master Television before, also received gifts along with Supreme Master Ching Hai’s best wishes.

Supreme Master Television sincerely thanks Hoằng Pháp Temple, all the artists and professionals who contributed to the film “A Tiger that Leaves the Mountain Faces Challenge” as a reminder about the meaning and value of spiritual practice and enlightenment in a human life. We wish you blessings in your daily lives as well as in your endeavors to uphold spiritual and artistic values and to bring peace and goodness to the public at large.

We thank you for your presence on Enlightening Entertainment. Words of Wisdom is coming up next. Please tune in on Supreme Master Television next Thursday for the Aulacese modern folk opera “Four Happy Ties” by playwright Trương Vũ. Farewell for now.

What’s up?

Come here, I’ll tell you something!

What is it?

I’m stuck in here now. How can I crawl out?

Goodness!

Just get out!

Why didn’t you use that way? It’s too late now.

Why did you crawl in there?

Drag him out.

Get out quickly!

Drag him out for me.

Get out quickly, man.

Quickly, man. Where is he?

He’s grooming himself.

Goodness! He... Where is he now? What are you doing?

I’m checking out the place.

Are you buying a house? You’re a thief, not a photographer. Get down! Follow me.

Bend your back. Lower.

I know, man.

Be quiet, you all! Hurry up!

Easy!

Get in!

Get in! (Yes.) Sit quietly!

That’s right!

Stop talking nonsense.

Where do you hide your gold and silver? Give me all your dollars! Hurry up! Where is it?

Take anything you want. I’m a monk. How can I have any money to give you?

A monk without money, but uses a gas stove and an inlaid chest?

Where do you hide your possession? Bring it out here quickly! You guys! Search everywhere for me! (Yes.) Collect all valuables and bring them out here.

You search over there.

If you make any move, I’ll kill you.

Go ahead to search. Take anything you can find. If you want to kill me, go ahead. I have no money to give you.

We only take possessions. We don’t kill people. Find anything yet?

We’ve searched everywhere and found nothing.

What’s in your hand, anyway?

A wooden fish.

Why do you take it?

So that people know we’ve robbed a temple.

My God! So you have proof for the police to arrest you faster? Throw it away!

I’ve found something, big brother.

You did?

Look here!

Money? Gold? (No.)

So what is it?

A magic lamp!

What?

Are you insane? It’s an oil lamp, not a magic lamp.

No. It’s not! Normally, it’s an oil lamp. But when I rub it, Buddha will emerge; it’s a magic lamp.

Where? Rub it for me to see.

Really?

Let me rub it for you to see.

Where? Show me!

Show up, Buddha! Come on!

Come out, baby!

Doesn’t this face look very familiar, big brother?

You fool!

Crazy! Search everywhere for me.

Yes, yes.

Why don’t you get valuable things?

Gather all valuable things.

Where do you hide them? Tell me quickly, or I’ll end your life.

Take anything you want! Thank you. I give you all those things.

Giving?

Don’t say like that, you hear? We are thieves. We take anything we like. We’re not begging for offerings. It hurts our pride!

That’s right.

But be quiet! Don’t say “robbers.” It’s very sinful. Just burglars.

Collect things quickly! Go get the car to carry stuff away. Hurry up!

Yes.

If we stay here long, the police will come and we’ll be in big trouble. Geesh! These guys are demented! Hurry up!

Quickly!

Tell Hai to hurry up.

Stay put! One small move and you’re dead!

Stuff it in! Quick!

Anymore?

Yes. Take those things, big brother.

Do it quickly.

Thank you. You can have all those.

Hurry up, guys. (Yes.) Be quick!

Girl! Why are you here so late?

After work, I had to run some errands. I finished just now.

How are your parents?

They’re fine. Thank you, Thủy. Lately, it’s been raining continuously. So chilly! I have to wear a scarf and extra clothes. Thủy!

Right, it’s quite chilly lately.

Thủy, my company is organizing a four-day weekend trip to Đà Lạt. Do you want to join?

Are you going?

Of course.

Then I’ll go with you.

Really? (Yes.) Let me go downstairs to get something to drink. I’m so thirsty! So, get ready, all right? We’ll leave this weekend.

Oh, I forgot. I’ll be tied up with two weddings on that day. I can’t go.

Really? (Yes.) Can you ask brother Hải to go instead?

That’s not possible.

Try to arrange it, then.

Let me see.

Try, okay? We have a get-away trip only once in a while. Well, it’s getting dark. I must leave.

Where did you get such a nice scarf?

It’s a gift from a friend. I’m leaving now. (Sure.)

Could the master give it to her? That can’t be. She couldn’t have beat me to it.

Elder brother, I’m going to my friend’s birthday party and won’t be back until tomorrow. Please tell Mom for me.

How come you go out so much like that? If you don’t go to the temple, then you visit your friend. Drive carefully!

Please close the gate for me.

Okay.

Where’s everything? O Master!

Amitabha Buddha be praised.

Greetings, Master.

Greetings, Miss.

What happened to all the things in your place, Master?

Some robbers came to clean them up for me a few days ago.

They’re sure looters! They not only made no offerings to a spiritual practitioner, they even robbed him.

Why do you come alone today?

Hà is busy, so I’m going by myself.

What is so urgent that you must come like that?

O Master, today is my birthday. I bring over a birthday cake for you to celebrate my birthday.

You’re all soaked from the rain. Where do you get clothes to change?

I did bring them along.

Be careful or you may catch cold!

I planned to stay at my friend’s home tonight, so I brought along my pajamas. May I go change my clothes?

Ah, a snake! O Master, help me!

Please have some cake, Master.

Thank you, Miss. I only eat one meal a day and wouldn’t have anything else besides it. Feel free to enjoy your cake.

Master, today is my birthday. I hold you in high esteem, so I didn’t mind travelling far to this isolated place to bring this cake as an offering to you. Please have some so that I will be blessed. Master, if you can’t take a lot, then please eat a little for my blessing. Please have some, Master.

Please understand. I don’t eat at the wrong time.

Just have one bite to make me happy, Master.

Please stand up, Miss!

Please have another piece.

It’s enough. I ate it out of high regard for you.

Thank you, Master.

Are you all right?

I got dizzy.

Try to get up, Miss.

Please help me onto the bed. Please give me some water.

I’m sorry, Master.

Enjoying a flower, then taking a shower!

Master!

How do you feel?

I feel much better now. Thank you, Master.

It’s late already. Can you go home?

I can’t drive now. Please allow me to stay overnight.

Spending the night here?

If you find it impossible, please help drive me home.

Drive you home?

I’ve troubled you so much. I probably caught cold since I got caught in the rain. How about you do the coin rubbing for me?

If I feel better, I’ll go home by myself.

Coin rubbing? (Yes.) I’ve never done it before.

It’s not difficult. Just rub with the coin wherever I show you.

I have no medicated oil here, nor any rubbing coin.

I’ve got medicated oil in my bag. For the rubbing coin, you can use a spoon. Please help me sit up. Please get the bag for me. Please get me a spoon.

Please help me; rub the coin on my back.

Thủy!

Elder brother!

How dare you seduce my sister!

This is a lesson for you.

Stop beating him!

You, jerk!

Elder brother!

You too! Bad girl! Go home!

I didn’t do anything.

Your did that and you said you did nothing? Come home with me.

Master!

Hurry up!

Elder brother!

Go! Give it up, man!

Brother, stop beating him, please.

You go home with me! If anything happens to my sister, don’t blame me if you get in trouble.

Are you all right, Master?

Go!

Brother!

Go now!

Let me go!

Go!

O Master! Let go of me!

Go!

Elder brother!

Get your motorcycle, then go home!

Master, I’m so sorry that you got in trouble because of me.

You’re still standing there? Go!

Elder brother!

Hurry up!

I’m sorry, Master. Please don’t be mad at me.

Go quickly!

Elder brother!

I’m warning you. If anything happens to her, you’ll know what I’m made of.

Thank you.

Thanks to your coming in time that I escaped trouble. Master’s warning is very correct.

“A tiger leaving the mountain loses his power; a monk leaving his community heads to his ruin.” O Master, I just got beaten up, but haven’t yet perished.

A human life is ephemeral with both joy and pain. Who in this world knows not sorrow, as life is transient? Love one another, live for others. Look up at the sky above, look down at the deep river Learn to share to comfort each other. Together to brighten the world with a loving heart. Too much crying or sorrow would not change what happened. Who among us humans hasn’t shed tears for romance, life, and money? Stand up, wipe away your tears, and start a new tomorrow. Laugh to forget unhappy times, and peace will come into our lives again.

Start anew, my friend. Mourn no more, she has gone already. Sorrow only makes life dismal. Wipe away the tears on your lips. Please wipe away your tears. As time passes, you’ll forget. You’ll feel happy and love will return. Life is still long and holds many dreams. There is still me and you in the world.

Too much crying or sorrow would not change what happened. Who among us humans hasn’t shed tears for romance, life, and money? Stand up, wipe away your tears, and start a new tomorrow. Laugh to forget unhappy times, and peace will come into our lives again.