Abbot Hui-yuan — A Touch of Zen Character Profile

About Abbot Hui-yuan

A saintly Chan Buddhist monk who shelters and trains the fugitives at his monastery. He intervenes in the final battle to protect Gu, survives a surprise attack by Xu Xianchun, and is found meditating with a halo of sunlight at the film's conclusion.

Character Facts

Played by

Roy Chiao

Appears in

A Touch of Zen (1970)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Abbot Hui-yuan — Professional Student — Gu Sheng-zhai (Shih Chun)

  Gu learns self-defense from Abbot Hui-yuan at the monastery

• Abbot Hui-yuan — Professional Student — Yang Hui-zhen (Hsu Feng)

  Yang learns self-defense from Abbot Hui-yuan at the monastery

• Abbot Hui-yuan — Alliance Ally — General Shi Wen-qiao (Pai Ying)

  They fight together against Xu Xian-chun

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• Yang Hui-zhen (Hsu Feng)
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• General Shi Wen-qiao (Pai Ying)
• Ouyang Nian (Tien Peng)
• Commander Xu's Bodyguard (uncredited) (Sammo Hung Kam-Bo)
• East Chamber Guard (Liu You-Pin)
• Guard (Lung Fei)
• Gu Sheng-zhai's Mother (Chang Ping-Yu)
• Guard (Shan Mao)
• East Chamber Guard (Pan Yao-Kun)
• Men Da (Jui Wang)
• Magistrate Xu Zheng-qing (Tsao Chien)