Monk Sha

Sha Wujing is one of the three disciples of the Buddhist pilgrim Tang Sanzang in the 16th century novel Journey to the West written by Wu Cheng'en in the Ming dynasty, although versions of his character predate the Ming novel. In the source novel, his background is the least developed of the pilgrims, and he contributes the least to their efforts.

The character is called Sand or Sandy and, in English renditions of the story, is often known as a "water buffalo" in reference to his low intelligence. His Buddhist name, "Sha Wujing", given to him by the bodhisattva Guanyin, means "sand aware of purity". His name is rendered in Korean as Sa Oh Jeong, into Japanese as Sa Gojō, into Sino-Vietnamese as Sa Ngộ Tịnh. He is also known as "Monk Sha"; pinyin: Shā Sēng; Sa Tăng in Sino-Vietnamese; Sua Cheng in Thai) or Sha Heshang.

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Sha Wujing is one of the three disciples of the Buddhist pilgrim Tang Sanzang in the 16th century novel Journey to the West written by Wu Cheng'en in the Ming dynasty, although versions of his character predate the Ming novel. In the source novel, his background is the least developed of the pilgrims, and he contributes the least to their efforts.

The character is called Sand or Sandy and, in English renditions of the story, is often known as a "water buffalo" in reference to his low intelligence. His Buddhist name, "Sha Wujing", given to him by the bodhisattva Guanyin, means "sand aware of purity". His name is rendered in Korean as Sa Oh Jeong, into Japanese as Sa Gojō, into Sino-Vietnamese as Sa Ngộ Tịnh. He is also known as "Monk Sha"; pinyin: Shā Sēng; Sa Tăng in Sino-Vietnamese; Sua Cheng in Thai) or Sha Heshang.

Subject ID: 64435

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