What animal incarnation is Tang Priest?

Tang priest is the incarnation of golden cicada. Tang Priest is the reincarnation of the golden cicada, which is said to be the golden cicada on the Buddha's enlightenment tree under the Bodhi tree. Tathagata was attacked by the peacock Dapeng, and the golden cicada saved Tathagata in order to protect the bodhi tree and repel the peacock Dapeng. Tathagata accepted him as his second apprentice.

Tang Priest's laity surnamed Chen, from Luoyang, Henan. His dharma name is Xuanzang, and he is known as Sanzang. The common name is Tang Priest, and the nickname is Jiang Liuer. A protagonist in China's classic The Journey to the West is based on Xuanzang, a monk in the Tang Dynasty.

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Tang Priest, who was a second disciple of the Tathagata in his previous life, was banished to the underworld by the Tathagata for neglecting Buddhism. Under the guidance of Guanyin Bodhisattva, he went to the Western Heaven, not far from Wan Li, to learn Buddhist scriptures at the behest of Emperor Taizong. On the way, he received three disciples, the Monkey King, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing. After 8 1 difficulty, he finally returned to the Tang Dynasty and was crowned as the Tathagata Buddha.