Dawa Rabsal tries to persuade his friend Lobsang Nyima to practice Buddhism and accumulate merit for his next life. However, Lobsang Nyima has deep attachment to his horse. One day, he has a dream where he had come to a strange place riding his precious horse. At that place, he marries a woman, who gives birth to a child. Later, their child falls into the river, and the wife drowns trying to save the child. As a result, Lobsang Nyima is left with deep sorrow. When he wakes up, he learns it was all a dream and that he is back in his old home. Then, he realizes the truth of impermanence.