“扫地僧”是个在少林寺做粗活的老和尚，但事实上，他才是小说中在武功及佛学造诣方面的第一高手。
The " sweeping monk " is an old monk and does the lowest class of work in Shaolin Temple , but he is actually the No.1 master in the novel both in Kung fu and in the study of Buddhism .
扫地僧