Sanzang

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Sanzang is one of the honorific titles given to a monk known as Chen Hui. He is best known for traveling to India and influencing the acceptance of Buddhism into China. His adventures were romanticized in one of the Four Classics of Chinese Literature, Journey to the West. Due to the vague nature of Sanzang's gender within the original Japanese rendition of the story, it's not uncommon for a female Sanzang to appear in Japanese created media.
The monk's Warriors Orochi counterpart is known as a female who is called Sanzang in English and Sanzang Fashi (三蔵法師, onyomi: Sanzōhoshi, the full title) in Japanese. The previous style of English localization separated the Chinese characters for her name and called her "San Zang" during her debut. Her character's name now properly reflects the pinyin spelling of her name Tripitaka.

In Saiyuki: Journey West, the player can choose between a male or female Sanzang. The original Japanese script has the game first call the protagonist, Chen Xuanzang (陳 玄奘, romanji: Chin Genzo, male) or Chen Xuanniang (陳 玄娘, romanji: Chin Genjo, female). Both characters are known as Sanzang for the rest of the game. Their choice does not alter the game's story but slight adjustments to the script may occur. He/She is 16 years old in this title.