Brother Ambrose is sent on a quest to come up with $5,000 to save his monastery. He travels to Los Angeles where he meets a con man, a prostitute, and a shady televangelist who sees Ambrose as a way to make even more money for his Church of Divine Profit. It's a quest to see if Brother Ambrose will succeed or be led away by the temptations placed in his way.

During the Ming Dynasty, a Buddhis abbot charged with protecting the sacred scroll of Tripitaka prepares to name his successor. An aristocrat and a general arrive at his secluded mountaintop monastery promising to help in his search but are scheming to secure the scroll for themselves. As they set about recommending corrupt successors, rival bands of martial artists lie in wait to steal the precious artifact. Soon, the monastery is transformed into...

Comedy set in 1996 about a group of boys in a Tibetan monastery-in-exile in India who are determined to watch the World Cup soccer tournament.