Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Journey to the West characters

The following is a list of characters in the Chinese classical 16th century novel Journey to the West, including those mentioned by name only. == Main characters == === Sun Wukong ("Monkey King", 孙悟空) === === Tang Sanzang ("Tripitaka", 唐三藏) === === Zhu Bajie ("Pigsy", 豬八戒) === === Sha Wujing ("Sandy", 沙悟淨) === === The White Dragon Horse (白龍馬) === == Buddhist pantheon == == Taoist pantheon == == Antagonists == === Demon King of Confusion === The Demon King of Confusion (混世魔王) is a demon king who seizes control of the Water Curtain Cave (水簾洞) when Sun Wukong left to learn magic from Subhuti.

2 episodes

Episodes in this category also belong to the following categories:

  1. Sun Tzu and The Art of War

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Chinese military adviser Sun Tzu from the 6th century BC and the influential work of military strategy associated with him, The Art of War.

    1 March 2018

    listen ↗

    Featuring: Hilde de Weerdt, Tim Barrett, Imre Galambos

     
  2. The Buddha

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the life of Siddhartha Gautama, the originator of Buddhism, and examines why his teachings have now become one of the fastest growing religions of the Western world.

    14 March 2002

    listen ↗

    Featuring: Peter Harvey, Kate Crosby, Mahinda Deegalle