唐僧 Traditional form: 唐僧 Pinyin (reading): Tángsēng Definitions: Xuanzang (602-664) Tang dynasty Buddhist monk and translator, who traveled to India 629-645 Characters: 唐 - the Tang dynasty; Chinese; empty, exaggerated; surname 僧 - Buddhist priest, monk Traditional characters: 唐 - the Tang dynasty; Chinese; empty, exaggerated; surname 僧 - Buddhist priest, monk