The Tang Priest was the second disciple of the Tathagata in his previous life, reincarnated and reincarnated as the champion.

In The Journey to the West, the Tang Priest was reincarnated as the second disciple of the Tathagata-Jin Chan. He became the son of Chen Guangrui, the top scholar. Because his father was killed, he became a monk in his early years, and his legal name was Xuanzang. Tang Priest, the common surname is Chen, posthumous title Jiang Liuer, and Tang Taizong gave his surname to Tang. Reincarnated as the second disciple of Buddha, Jin Chan. He is a posthumous child. Because of his parents' tragic and bizarre experiences, he grew up in a temple after becoming a monk, became a monk in Jinshan Temple, and finally moved to a famous temple in Beijing to practice.

Tang Priest is studious and highly savvy, and stands out among the monks in the temple. Finally, he was selected by Emperor Taizong, became sworn with him and went to the Western Heaven to learn from the scriptures. On the way to get the scriptures, the Tang Priest accepted three apprentices, the Monkey King, Pig Bajie and Friar Sand, who were named Wukong (the founder of Bodhi, and Tang Priest gave him the name of Monkey), Wuneng and Wukong respectively. Later, with the help of the three disciples and Bai, he finally got back 35 scriptures from Xitian Temple.