unique friendship(journey to the west story)

The history of Tong San Cong / Xuan Chang
Tong Sam Cong once lived in the Tang Dynasty (estimated in 602 AD - 664 AD in the Tang Dynasty.
Tong Sam Cong is known as Táng-sānzàng, which means Tang shows his identity as coming from a land of pliers,
sānzàng means 3 Tripitaka Teachings.

Born in Henan province His real name was Chen Hui before becoming a monk, the fourth child of 4 siblings. In AD 611 he joined the Sangha, he studied the Mahayana Theravada school. In the Year 618 AD At the time of Sui Dynasty collapsed He joined the Tang Dynasty Government.

Xuanzang finally traveled west by himself in 622 AD, at that time during the reign of Emperor Tang Tai zong (599-649 AD).
He had been to India, but he was alone there by road, a silk road that
the time had begun to be deserted as it was replaced by a passing sea silk passage
Malacca Strait. Once accompanied by another monk, but time
meet a band of once-time villains (Tong Sam Cong often meets
a herd of criminals), he ran away from Tong Sam Cong alone
continue the journey to India.
Tong Sam Cong is not only a monk, he is also a traveler

no less mashyurnya than Marcopolo or Cheng Ho. Also one
historians who are not less prestigious than Sima Qian. That's the guess
Western view of Tong Sam Cong.
Records of history must be distinguished from fiction novels. Historical note

In 626 AD. Xuan Zhang completed his book entitled "The Journey of the Great Western Times" (Ta Tang Xi Yu Ji 大 西域 西域 記), in this book illustrating the beauty of the silk path, this book was later translated in western language in 1857.

Xuan zhang Alone successfully translated and brought 657 Sanskrit Buddhist texts from India. And translates about 1330 darma into mandarin.
It was written by an educated monk (not many monks who tasted
education at that time) based on the oral translation of Tong Sam Cong

own. This note is then presented as a gift to
Emperor Tang Taizong (Li Shimin).
This historical record contains 139 small countries visited
by Tong Sam Cong on his way to India, is a record
complete writing about the state of politics, geography, society masing2
country. This entry has already been translated into French on
in 1857, English in 1884 and various other languages.
India takes this note as an academic reference to history
ancient in India in the Tang era.
In terms of Wu Cheng-en's novel
In the character of Tong San Chong in this novel she is accompanied by 3 stealth and very weak people, also coveted for other stealth to eat her flesh for eternal life, in novel also he travels to the west. And whenever he gets into trouble and often asks for the help of Dewi Kwan Im or Goddess Avalokitesvara.
Especially the problem of regulating the behavior of Sun Go Kong.
Well, about Sun Go Kong, Tie Pat Kay and Sam Cheng, these three are pure

fiction of Wu Cheng-en's creation. All three were created actually for
criticized the state of society in the Ming era, the Wu Cheng-en's life.
Sun Go Kong symbolizes arrogance, Tie Pat Kay laziness, can not
withstand lust and Sam Cheng's stupidity. Others argue that
Wu Cheng-en creates the 3 characters as a plinth symbol
the rivalry between Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism in the days of Yuan and
Sun. As is known, Mongol (Yuan) take advantage of the competition
between religious groups in China to perpetuate their power.