Monk Hongyi is escaping from his demons, but he tries to treat the world except himself with Buddhism to calm his inner guilt. If Buddhism is used as an excuse, I think this excuse should be flawless at that time. The Buddha is a virtual image, and the Buddha in his heart is the Buddha. Just like people who have been looking for Buddha all their lives may not find it ~ some people who have no intention of doing so don't know that they have Buddha bones.