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Tang Sanzang is a Buddhist monk and pilgrim who is a central character in the 16th century novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. Tang Sanzang is based on the historical Tang dynasty monk Xuanzang.
The Monkey King often acts as Tang Sanzang’s bodyguard to combat these threats. The group encounters a series of eighty-one tribulations before accomplishing their mission and returning safely to China.
Sep 30, 2024 · Sun Wukong, also known as the Monkey King, is the central character in the classic Chinese novel “The Journey to the West”. His story is not just an adventure tale; it embodies deeper philosophical themes and moral lessons that resonate across cultures and time periods.
On his journey he is accompanied by three "bodyguards", each of which is on their own personal journey of enlightenment; the Monkey King (孙悟空 sūn wù kōng); Zhu Ba Jie (猪八戒 zhū bā jiè); and Sha Wu Jing (沙悟净 shā wù jìng).
Dec 1, 2022 · For 500 years, Wukong lay immobilized beneath the weight of Buddha’s mountain. Eventually, a traveling monk named Tang Sanzang found the Monkey King and offered to release him on the condition that he would repent and become the monk’s disciple. At first the Monkey King rejected the monk's offer.
Aug 6, 2015 · 唐僧 (Tang Seng), AKA 唐三藏, 玄奘, or Tripitaka in English. He’s a Buddhist monk on a mission to retrieve the sacred sutra from the West. He’s the one that always wears the tall hat. 孙悟空 (Sun Wukong), AKA 齐天大圣, the Monkey King, also called just “Monkey” in some translations.
Feb 1, 2017 · Alternately known as Xuan Zang, Tripitaka, and Tang Seng, this hero from the classic novel Journey to the West is pious, yet very much in need of Monkey King's protection.
