Sha Wujing
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" (; Sa Tăng in Sino-Vietnamese; "Sua Cheng" in Thai) or Sha Heshang (沙和尚 colloquial Chinese).