One of the greatest regrets of Hui Juk's life was being expelled from the Shaolin Temple for having (mostly unwittingly) violated most of its restrictions and commandments. Even as he settled into his new layman's life as the Prince Consort of the Hsi Hsia Kingdom and leader of the Siu Yiu Sect and Ling Jau Palace, he often wished he could return to the life of a Buddhist monk.
Shaolin might have expelled him, but I wonder why Hui Juk never considered becoming a Tibetan Lama Buddhist. Buddhists in Hsi-Hsia believed in the Tibetan variety, which was much less stringent about such restrictions such as meat-consumption, alcohol, and sex (I don't think Tibetan Lama Buddhist monks even observe such restrictions, unlike the Chan-Buddhist monks of Shaolin). It seems to me that Hui Juk could have continued his life as a Buddhist monk if he had adopted Tibetan Lama Buddhism. Other than the different positions towards restrictions, the two schools of Buddhism are mostly in line with each other in terms of general doctrine.
Shaolin might have expelled him, but I wonder why Hui Juk never considered becoming a Tibetan Lama Buddhist. Buddhists in Hsi-Hsia believed in the Tibetan variety, which was much less stringent about such restrictions such as meat-consumption, alcohol, and sex (I don't think Tibetan Lama Buddhist monks even observe such restrictions, unlike the Chan-Buddhist monks of Shaolin). It seems to me that Hui Juk could have continued his life as a Buddhist monk if he had adopted Tibetan Lama Buddhism. Other than the different positions towards restrictions, the two schools of Buddhism are mostly in line with each other in terms of general doctrine.