Characters
This being was willing to journey to find the scripture pilgrim.
Who is Bodhisattva Guanyin?
Xuanzang is sent away by his mother on this "raft".
What is a plank?
The city which Taizong rules over.
What is Chang'an?
"Your sinful karma is deep. If I rescue you, I fear that you will perpetrate violence, and that will be bad indeed" (Chapter 8) was said about this character.
Who is The Great Sage/Monkey King?
Bearing the letter from Wei Zheng, Taizong enters the Underworld to find this judge.
Who is Judge Cui?
The three collections of scriptures which Xuanzang is looking for on his Journey to Western Heaven, which he takes on as a name.
What is Tripitaka?
The temple which Xuanzang becomes a monk.
What is the Temple of Gold Mountain?
"If you desire to seek your mother, you may take this letter in blood and the inner garment with you. Go as a mendicant monk to the private quarters..." (Chapter 9) was said by this character.
Who is abbot Faming?
This character is executed in Wei Zheng's dream as he plays chess with Taizong, demonstrating that worldly actions cannot destroy fate.
Who is the Dragon King?
Guanyin attempts to sell these two objects in Chang'an before gifting them to Xuanzang.
What are the cassock/garment and staff?
Sha Wujing, the monster who Bodhisattva Guanyin comes across first on her journey to Chang'an, is located here.
What is the Flowing Sand River?
"Fair waters are not as good as my blue mountains" (Chapter 10) was said by this character.
Who is Zhang Shao (the fisherman)?
This person agrees to bring the melons from Chang'an to the Underworld for Taizong. He dies by taking poison.
Who is Liu Quan?
Chen Guangrui, Xuanzang's father, was saved by the Dragon King, because Guangrui saved the Dragon King by throwing this back in the water after seeing it blinked.
What is a carp?
This place is where Chen Gangrui and Lady Yin were heading to before Gangrui was killed by bandits. Lady Yin ends up living here with Liu Hong.
What is Jiangzhou?
"Your Majesty has no need to worry, for you still have twenty years of life. Now that your case has been clearly reviewed, we can send you back to the World of Light" (Chapter 11) was said by this character.
Who is King Yama of the Underworld?
In the Underworld, this man has thirteen rooms of gold but in the World of Light, he is a very poor man. His gold is taken in the Underworld to free the City of Dead.
Who is Xiang Liang?
Lady Yin (Xuanzang's mother) uses these objects as an excuse to bring to the Temple of Gold Mountain to see Xuanzang.
What is one hundred pairs of shoes?
Xuanzang's grandmother was left at this inn.
What is the Ten Thousand Flowers Inn?
"If he is a man of virtue and merit, this humble cleric is willing to give them to him. I shall not accept any money" (Chapter 12) was said by this character.
Who is Bodhisattva Guanyin?