Chinese mythology, folktales, and literature
In Journey to the West, when Guanyin Bodhisattva and her disciple Moksha (Hui’an Pilgrim) were sent by Tathāgata to find a scripture-seeking monk in Chang’an, their choice to lodge temporarily in a temple of the local spirit was no random decision.
Yuan Shoucheng emerges as a pivotal figure in Journey to the West—a human whose abilities rival the gods.