The "Three Baskets" referring to the Tripiṭaka), but is also widely known by his courtesy name, Tang Seng, ( 唐僧, lit. Later, upon swearing brotherhood with the Tang Emperor, he gains the new surname, Tang ( 唐), and for the pilgrimage, he is called by the new given-name/ epithet, Sānzàng ( 三藏, lit.
When he first became a monk, his Dharma name is Xuánzàng ( 玄奘 literally meaning "Great Mystery"). Tang Sanzang 's birth surname name was Chen ( 陳) but having been found in a river as a baby-because he was abandoned after birth-he was given the name Jiāng Liú ( 江流 this given name literally meaning "River Current", a nod to the fact that he was found in a river). Tang Sanzang is based on the real-life historical Buddhist monk, Xuanzang. Tang Sanzang ( Chinese: 唐三藏) is a central character in the 16th century novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. Painted decoration in the Long Corridor at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China The four heroes of Journey to the West, Tang Sanzang on the second from the left, riding on Yulong.
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