Characters and deities of the Journey to the West

Author: Ye Xiong Hui, Ji Yonggui Written
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: The main part of Journey to the West tells the story of Tang Sanzang's journey to the West to obtain Buddhist scriptures. This story has undergone a long evolution process of over 700 years and is derived from real historical events. In the first year of the Zhenguan era (627), the monk Xuanzang (602-664) traveled alone to India (now India) to obtain scriptures, braving mountains and rivers, enduring countless hardships and obstacles, and spending over ten years. By the 19th year of the Zhenguan era (645), he returned with 657 Sanskrit Buddhist scriptures. However, Journey to the West does not follow the actual story but instead features Sun Wukong, a legendary figure known as the "Monkey King of Purple Cloud Cave in Flower Fruit Mountain," as Tang Sanzang's disciple. Along the way, Sun Wukong protects his master and overcomes various demons and disasters, which forms the main content of the book. This book takes Journey to the West as its blueprint, focusing on its characters, and presents the essence of Journey to the West in the form of one page per illustration.