 He is generally called "Sanzo" by his traveling companions, although his full title is "The 31st of China, Genjo Sanzo".As opposed to Tang Sanzang of "Journey to the West", which is in turn based on the historical Buddhist monk Xuanzang, Genjo Sanzo is not the "purest" person undertaking a holy pilgrimage.A brutal, worldly man, he doesn't fit the stereotypical image of the passive, or pacifist, cleric.