Journey To The West is a novel about the mythical journey of the monk Sanzang, who travels from Changan, the Chinese capital during the Tang dynasty [618-907AD], to Buddhas Western Heaven in India, to receive the scriptures from the Buddha. He is given this task by the Bodhisattva Guan Yin, on instruction of the Buddha. Along the way, he gets help from a monkey called Sun Wukong and three other di... goodreads.com