Complex sentence: At the outset of the novel, Buddha seeks a pilgrim who will travel to the West (i.e., India) to retrieve sacred scriptures by which the Chinese people may be enlightened concerning the faith so that their behavior may accord with the tenets of Buddhism.
Split into simpler sentences: At the outset of the novel, Buddha seeks a pilgrim who will travel West, to India. The hope is to retrieve sacred scriptures by which the Chinese people may be enlightened so that their behaviour may accord with the tenets of Buddhism.