A high-ranking Buddhist monk who has mastered the three divisions of the Buddhist canon; most commonly refers to the Tang Dynasty monk [[玄奘|玄奘|xuan2 zang4]].

Collection of Records concerning the Tripitaka, the earliest extant catalog of Chinese Buddhist texts compiled by the monk Sengyou around 515 AD

Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, also known as [[玄奘|玄奘|xuan2 zang4]] or Tripitaka; a key historical figure who traveled to India and later became the central character in the novel [[西游记|西遊記|xi1 you2 ji4]]

An early Song dynasty storybook about Monk Xuanzang's journey to India; featuring the Monkey Pilgrim, it serves as the earliest version of the plot that later became the novel [[西游记|西遊記|xi1 you2 ji4]].

The Story of Master Xuanzang's Quest for Buddhist Scriptures, a proto-version of the novel Journey to the West dating from the Song or Yuan dynasty