Tang Sanzang (Disney)

Tang Sanzang is one of the protagonists of Monkey King: Elements of Destiny.

Early Life
Tang Sanzang is originally the posthumous son of Tang Palace Graduate Chen Guangrui and the Prime Minister's daughter, Yin Wenjiao. After being awarded the first place in a national examination, Chen Guangrui is appointed Prefect of Jiangzhou While on his way to take office, he is murdered by a ferryman named Liu Hong, who also abducts his wife and takes his place as Prefect. When Chen's son is born, Yin Wenjiao puts the baby on a wooden board and sets him floating adrift down the Yangzi River, out of fear of him being killed by Liu Hong. The baby reaches a monastery and is found by the Abbot, who names him Sanzang and raises him as a Buddhist novice. When Sanzang turns eighteen, he is reunited with his father, whose body was saved by the Dragon King of River Hong; together they seek for Yin Wenjiao and bring Liu Hong to justice.

India
He is by Emperor Taizong on a mission to India to fetch a set of Buddhist scriptures back to China for the purpose of spreading Buddhism in his native land. He becomes sworn brothers with the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and the emperor sees him off from the capital Chang'an and orders two escorts to accompany him. Sanzang reached India and met Sun and Niu, he also met Zhu, Sha, and Yulong. The five became Tang's disciples. Meanwhile, he taught the quartet about Buddhism rather than teaching Niu. He got attacked by Niu but Sun stops him. Sanzang is angry at Niu and banishes him.