Xuanzang Sanzang

**Xuanzang​ Sanzang** (in Chinese: 唐三藏), also known as **Xuanzang** (in Chinese: 玄奘) and **Tripitaka** (in Chinese: 三藏經), is one of the main protagonists in the 16th-century Chinese classic novel *Journey to the West* by the late Wu Cheng'en, and its multiple adaptations.

She is a Buddhist monk who had renounced her family to join the Sangha from childhood. Her name reflects hier status as a oath brother of Emperor Taizong. And is a reincarnation of Golden Cicada, which was the Buddha’s second ever disciple.

Under the command of Guanyin Bodhisattva, the monk of good looks who rode *Yu-Long* - the son of the West Sea Dragon King transformed into a white horse - had Qitian Dasheng Sun Wukong, Tianpeng Yuanshuai Zhu Bajie and Juanlian Dajiang Sha Wujing as her disciples and headed for Tianzhu, without ever losing heart at the countless monsters that obstructed her way.

She is one of the most popular *Journey to the West* heroes, alongside Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, and Sha Wujing. She appears in the short story "Wolf's Emblem" where she served as Albion's counsellor under Sun Wukong's request.

## Overview

**Xuanzang** or **Jin Chanzi** and **Hiuan Tsang** is the memorial disciple of Buddha from the **Journey to the West**. She is also known as a key character in the Chinese novel “*Journey to the West*”. Receiving a command from Guanyin, this beautiful monk, while riding Bai Long (Yulong) – the son of the Dragon King of the West Sea that transformed into a white horse – had Qitian Dasheng (Great Sage Equal to Heaven) Sun Wukong (Sun Xingzhe), Tianpeng Yuanshuai (Marshal Canopy) Zhu Bajie (Zhu Wuneng) and Juanlian Dajiang (Curtain-Lifting General) Sha Wujing (Sha Heshang) as her disciples, and she headed for India without ever losing heart in the face of the many monsters obstructing her path.

In “*Journey to the West*”, it is said that Xuanzang lived in the heavens originally as **Jin Chanzi** (金蝉子, *Konzenshi*, lit. "Golden Cicada"), a disciple of Shakyamuni, but she fell into secular life because of a “*certain incident*” being the impetus. In other words, Xuanzang Sanzang is the reincarnation of Jin Chanzi.

(It is because of this that the Demon King and the monsters are enticed by and tried to eat Xuanzang’s flesh again and again during the story of “*Journey to the West*”. If one eats Xuanzang, one gets to acquire a tremendous power associated with eternal youth.)

Xuanzang Sanzang had a Prophecy of Future Enlightenment and became the Buddha of Glorious Sandalwood, so she is originally not a being that can respond to a person’s summoning, even with the one done by Buddhist’s system.

Materializing and being successfully summoned at this time is only because of these exceptional circumstances. That alone, the phenomenon called the Incineration of the Human Facion, must be perceived as an extremely serious threat.

## Appearance

Xuanzang appears as a beautiful young woman monk in her 20s, with flawless skin and a voluptuous body and large breasts. She has long brown hair and on her forehead she wears a blue frontlet. She also wears a big brown hat that might actually be an Asian cone hat. She wears the typical Buddha Disciple attire, though hers is a bit more revealing at the chest area.

Her clothing is a simple white robe with a yellow cape-like clothing, her clothes revealing her breasts that are held by a white bra. She holds her staff on her left hand. Her beauty is well known for having attracted several rogue demon lords to herself, who desired both her body and her flesh.

## Personality

A bundle of curiosity. Xuanzang loves adventure. A figure brimming with the spirit of inquiry towards the unknown with an unwavering self-confidence. Although gracefully silent as a beautiful and faithful monk, her spirit overflowing for a desire to challenge herself decorates her facial expressions, and it truly does not conceal her nature of having an unyielding spirit. “*As long as there are the chirpings of adorable songbirds that signals the morning’s rise, and the guidance, compassion and divine protection of the honorable Buddha, my journey will not be hindered by anybody and everybody!*”

Xuanzang is confident in herself or so it looks like with an open glance of her. As a matter of fact, the reason she is confident is in regard to the sacred Buddhism religion, so she does not believe even a little about herself as a great person and the likes. She is also not self-aware of herself as a talented student. Although she remembers only a faint bit concerning her experience of being kicked out of the heavens for having deceived Master Tathagata in the spur of the moment in the heavens, the root of her is humble given that it is permeated with the depths of her memories.

Xuanzang appears strict, but her nature is gentle. Especially to the weak, she is earnestly kind, and if a person is troubled, she will not forsake them. Because she is not thoughtless, she is extremely positive thinking oriented since she has a belief that is unshakeable, called “*being rewarded for persevering three times the hardship.*” Taking into consideration that she is never mistaken regarding the “*Way of Man*”, she often becomes lost during her travels. And because she gets lonely when she becomes lost, she cries before long.

Xuanzang recognizes Sun​ Wukong​ as a “*disciple*”. Frankly, she is strict to her companion that she deemed as a “*disciple*”. Although, given that she expects a growth from them that progresses down the tough path of a “*Buddhist disciple*” sufficient to the point that they will receive the same reward like other disciples, when it sometimes come to it, Miss Tsundere Teacher here will be gentle either way.

Xuanzang is a rather upbeat person, often times looking on the bright side, cracking jokes, and she speaks in a way full of energy. She wears her faith like a badge, mentioning the Buddha countless times, thanking and praising him. She even gives offers to have others become a Buddhist. As soon as she becomes close to her Master, she immediately takes them on as a disciple, trying to teach them in the ways of Buddhism. Despite being so cheerful, she sees herself as an idiot who is prone to mistakes, but because of her faith, she believes that despite that, all are given guidance equally.

It is stated that she and Sun Wukong are very close, to the point Xuanzang often mentions him. This close relationship almost borders on reliance as she often wonders how affairs may go without him by her side. She's stated to miss him, but clearly gets flustered over the topic. This reliance doesn't just extend to Sun Wukong as she has stated the only thing she dislikes is being alone, though she quickly tries to change the topic.

## History

It all began with the Golden Cicada, under the light of the 20th Rebirth of the universes held in the palm of Gautama Buddha. The Golden Cicada was taught by the cosmological spider Chakravartin to exceed its own limits and achieve an artificial form of Nirvana. The Golden Cicada grew as powerful as a Primordial Entity and could bend and destroy reality as it pleased. Its immense power made it arrogant and it wished to have Gautama Buddha's Power, too, so it pretended to be his student.

However, the Golden Cicada did not understand Buddha's teachings and instead came to believe he was intentionally hiding his true techniques from it. Thus, when the Buddha was medidating, the Golden Cicada attempted to strike him, but upon touching his skin, its body froze. Buddha's eyes opened, he stared neutrally at the Golden Cicada and broke its form then gave the pieces to Maveth to suffer 10 reincarnations in a row, and with each one, it would become weaker. Nobody knows what were the nine previous incarnations, though it is hinted that one was a female Imugi who was once a lover of Sun Wukong when he was known as the **Monkey Demon King.**

In the town of Luoyang, the folks speak of a baby with a saint-like glow. The 10th Reincarnation had ended, singaling Guanyin, whom Gautama Buddha had informed to give the quest of pilgrimage to India to return the 11 Principal Buddhistic scriptures to Tianzhu. Most of her history is explained in the novel **Journey to the West**, which covers nearly everything there is to know about her origin. Her lifestyle was humble, contradictory to all the previous reincarnations.

She was a mortal, so she felt the fear of death and knew the value of life and spiritual clarity. She was a devoted monk-in-training who saw much promise. During that time, Mara and Chakravartin had plunged every mortal world of China into chaos, sin, deception and corruption. To save China and cleanse Sin from the sinners and Deceit from the deceitful, Gautama Buddha instructed Guanyin to give his special scriptures to Xuanzang Sanzang whom he had a premonition would be the only one capable of activating their true power.

On her way to meet with Xuanzang, Chakravartin intercepted her as he had the same premonition as the Buddha and sought to stop the salvation of Tang China. He was about to destroy her, when Amenominakanushi and Benzaiten, the latter of which had a similar Buddhistic Premonition, arrived to help Guanyin carry out her role unbothered.

Throughout the majority of the Journey to the West, Xuanzang experiences a string of adventures few humans have ever seen in their lives, even in the standard of demigods, who frequently go on adventuring. During her travels, she also meets and befriends several former Demon Lords who had previously terrorized parts of China with reckless abandon. The strongest of them, Sun Wukong, was the only one of the Demon Kings of the Sage Realm who dared to challenge Xinwang the Jade Emperor and all of Lower Tian Kingdoms. The rest

At the end of her journey, Xuanzang manages to bring the Eleven Principal Buddha scriptures to **Vulture Peak**, where she faced her final enemy - Mara, the arch-nemesis of the Buddha. Neither Xuanzang nor Sun Wukong or any one of her disciples were a match for Mara, but as evil seemed to have triumphed, the Golden Circada's Original Power awoke from within Xuanzang and unlocked the power of the Eleven Principal Buddha scriptures, which made her nigh-omnipotent.

Her power resonated with her disciples who helped in banishing Mara out of the 3D Universes. With that act, the contract was sealed and China was cleansed of sin. Xuanzang and the other Pilgrims slowly vanished from their plane of existence, only to ascend into the next as Buddha or Arhat.

## Powers and Abilities

**High Divine Power:** As the tenth and final reincarnation of the Golden Cicada, Xuanzang's divine power was miniscule in comparison to her original self. However, she still possesses enough of it to attract powerful demons to herself and influence the world around her in small proportions. After obtaining Buddhahood, Xuanzang is capable of fighting off opponents whose strength is often infinitely superior to that of a mere mortal, saying with slight awkwardness that she does not need Sun Wukong to be with her constantly. Her aura is able to scare off lower-class demonic creatures. Under specific circumstances, Xuanzang can temporarily access the true original powers of the Golden Cicada, but only for a short time, which Xuanzang described as 'an instant that has already passed', meaning she can preform one attack and then she will cease to exist.

**Immense Strength**: As a Buddha, Xuanzang possesses a 'strength equal to five armies'. She is now able to defeat low to mid-rank demons and demon chieftans without much trouble and without the help of anyone. When she was comforting Albion by hugging him, the Heavenly Dragon complained that Xuanzang could have broken his neck with her hands. When she was dispatched to train and help Minamoto-no-Raikou get stronger, Xuanzang displayed an exceptional control over physical prowess, giving her an oppurtinity to match the great Heavenly King for a few moments.

**Immense Durability**: Xuanzang can survive attacks from Minamoto-no-Raikou as her strength is enhanced and could later recover from an Abyssal Ripper Legion blasts.

**Immense Speed**: Xuanzang is fast enough to react to a wind glade attack from Minamoto-no-Raikou and a bit later, she could effortlessly dodge the arrow barrage of three hundred demigod warriors.

**Immense Divine Senses**: Xuanzang has an almost phenomenol connection to the divine, capable of sensing them from worlds apart and distinguishing their potential. She was able to confirm that Amenominakanushi and Benzaiten had the most likely chances of beating the Five Cosmology Gods.

**Spiritual Perfection**: Xuanzang is spiritually perfect or partially perfect, becoming pure and gaining a variety of gifts that are deemed divine. She can use powers of both a spiritual and divine type to their maximum capacity. Other spiritual presences can't comprehend the user's perfection.

**Evil Resistance**: Xuanzang is resistant to anything that can be considered evil, including all evil influences, activities, beings and essences. Nothing evil seldom the most vile and powerful evils will be able to affect them, although things that are neutral, or not associated with good nor evil can still harm her.

**True-Self Recognition**: Xuanzang can see/perceive the true, inner self of herself and others, what she truly wish, what she need, without the masks and personas that a recipient wears due to societal pressures. Even knowing things that she herself do/did not know. Even though this power may seem harmless at first, it must be noted that it gives the user full and unrestricted insight into anyone's greatest fears, dreams, memories and aspirations, etc.

**Cosmic Awareness**: Xuanzang is aware of anything that affects her on a universal scale including threats, anything that would affect them in any way, or even somebody talking about them.

**Pure Heart**: possess a heart devoid of evil, darkness, malice, etc.

**Purification**: Xuanzang can remove the darkness or evil from a person or objects, often including demons possessing it or mind control affecting it. It can turn evil to good or merely make someone pure.

**Chi Manipulation**: Xuanzang can create, shape, and manipulate chi. By learning to harness this inner latent energy, she can gain superhuman capabilities and use them in cases of extreme combat. Some examples include physically manifesting all of her inner strength and unleashing it through sheer force of will.

**Nirvana Transport**: Xuanzang can ascend/transport souls, willingly or otherwise, into a place beyond the afterlife/to nirvana.

**Emotion Manipulation**: Xuanzang can sense and manipulate the emotions, including feelings, moods and their affects, of themselves, people, animals and other creatures, whether by increasing, decreasing, causing or otherwise channeling emotions, even manifesting the emotional energy to physical level.

**Tantalizing Existence**: Xuanzang is an existence that draws demons, kings and gods to herself like moths to light. Further more, her trepid yet upbeat persona makes her very appealing for sadistic people who enjoy breaking such 'goody-two shoes' personality types. Her presence may also help in restoring the clarity of others, such as her disciples who were all previously horrid demons.

**Light Manipulation**: Xuanzang has displayed some level of control over Light, the aetherestic make-up of a universe. Her control is minor though, as she has only used it to make herself glow or momentarily blind Minamoto-no-Raikou.

* **Solar Flare**: A technique passed down to her from shaolin monks. The main chi source is gathered at the forehead by putting both hands at the temples with the fingers stretched out, but only the index and middle finger making contact with the skin. While doing this, one's back has to be facing the Sun or any stellar object in the vicinity to absorb its photokinetic output and combine it with the accumulated Chi. The technique is then yelled outloud, so as to break the conctration and release the gathered Chi in the form of a blinding flash of light that can momentarily stun even Primordial Entities.

**Skilled Martial Artist**: Xuanzang has shown impressive display of combat skills. Not on the level of more skilled individual, but still enough to hold her own against her former friend Nezha for a short while. She also spars with Cao Cao and has displayed the ability to disarm him with finese whenever he isn't careful.

**Master Magician**: Xuanzang's true strength lies in her understanding of Magic, mainly Buddha Magic. She is considered one of the only few beings who truly understands the techniques of the Buddha Himself, making her one of the greatest in the Buddhistic Pantheon, right below Guanyin and Benzaiten. She can take control of almost any object relating to Gautama Buddha or Guanyin and can utilize their true power, though only in specific situations. She can find various ways to cleanse her enemies and hurl their soul into the cycle of reincarnation, effectively 'erasing' their original self.

**Strings of the Golden Cicada**: Xuanzang's unique ability which she has access to at any point of time. She is able to utilize her fractions of the Golden Cicada's energy via spiritual golden strings that are powered up by the Will of Gautama Buddha. The strings are very potent against Asura and Demons and even Sun Wukong once found it near-impossible to tear the strings with his mighty strength, as the more he struggled the tighter the strings bound him. Using this, Xuanzang could dettain any of her disciples with ease if they decided to go rogue. She mostly used it on Sun Wukong.

**Precognition**: Xuanzang could foretell future events, receiving visions of the future through dreams or feverous mirrages. She can see as far as ten days into the future, but her brain begins to spasm the further she looks.

**Keen Intellect**: Xuanzang possesses a flexible mind that allows her to learn and adapt to ample amount of situations at once, allowing her to keep her composure in most situations. Though she calls herself an idiot, Xuanzang has displayed great knowledge in Buddha Magic and incantantion and is practically a professional expert in the geographical exploration of Chinese Roads and the location of minor temples.

**Nigh-Omnipotence**: Xuanzang can momentarily obtain the original power of the Golden Cicada, giving her immense divine power, strength and unmatched Buddhistic energy of cosmic collectives that allows her to purge nearly any sinful thing in existence. In that form, Xuanzang surpasses even her lover Sun Wukong in power and is comperable to a very old Primordial Entity. She was able to disable a quarter of the Abyssal Ripper Legion by herself and put Yudi and half of the Chinese Gods in stasis for ten minutes. However, the cost of using such power is detrimental and Xuanzang will be erased shortly after.

**Reincarnation**: After using the true forbidden power of Golden Cicada, Xuanzang is once again reincarnaed. Unlike the Ten Reincarnations which were meant as a punishment, these reincarnations are merely Xuanzang 'respawning'. She lives through the same life in another universe until she reaches Buddhahood, whereupon she regains her memories. According to Guanyin, Xuanzang has already reincarnated 3 times.

**Teachings of Tripitaka (三蔵の教え, *Sanzō no Oshie*?, alt. "Sanzang's Teaching")**: Xuanzang Sanzang's way of being, becoming a Skill that shows the way a Tripitaka Master ought to be. The Buddhist scriptures were promoted to be the "*treasury*" of Sanzang's; with this, the Buddhist scriptures took the name of the three branches of Buddhist sutras. It demonstrates a person having knowledge in the three branches of Buddhist sutras, or in other words, being a Tripitaka Master.

## Equipment

**Heavenly Sutras**: Xuanzang is able to finish powerful *High-Thaumaturgy* incantations at the speed of a *Single-Action* spell.

**Five Elements Mountain - Buddha Palm (・, *Gogyōsan - Shaka Nyorai Shō*?)** is the True Power of Xuanzang Sanzang. She borrows a small portion of the power of Shakyamuni, who serves as the venerable Buddha and as her teacher (of a previous existence) in the heavens. The “*edge of the world*” that Sun Wukong once reached that is, the very palm of a gigantic Shakyamuni, falls down from the skies and chastises the antagonists that shows contempt for Buddhism. The heel of the Enlightened One’s palm.

**Vyākaraṇa - Buddha of Glorious Sandalwood** (・, *Kibetsu - Sendan Kudoku***?**) is the True Power of Xuanzang Sanzang.

It is "*Xuanzang Sanzang as a kind of Buddha in the future*" as prophesized in the final stage of "*Journey to the West*"; in other words, a power derived from Candanaśrī, the Buddha of Glorious Sandalwood. The whole body of Xuanzang is wrapped in an aureole, and she temporarily attains a limited True Buddha Mode. Although her offensive ability is not that much, she has high resilience by being able to repel most attacks, as well as repel mental interferences, push aside abnormal status attacks, and on top of that, apply a large recovery ability continuously around her own position. However, after using this, her entire being will be destroyed and Xuanzang will disappear.

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* Xuanzang Sanzang's appearance is based on Xuanzang Sanzang from "Fate/Grand Order".
* Xuanzang is the central character in the Chinese novel *Journey to the West* based on a historical figure of the same name.