It is said that twenty years ago, Tang Seng and several of his disciples came back from Xitian to seek scriptures and brought a batch of legendary Mahayana Buddhist scriptures. In addition, he was the imperial disciple of Emperor Li Shimin and had a distinguished status. Li Shimin thought that it was not easy for Tang Monk to study the Western Heaven for more than ten years, and he was neither eaten nor picked up by monsters. He was really moved, so he ordered to vigorously promote Tang Monk's Buddhist scripture-seeking spirit, and the government arranged for Tang Monk to give lectures on Western Heaven in temples at all levels.
Ever since, there has been a wave of Tang Monk craze across the country.
As a result, many newborns during that time had names such as Tang Xiaoseng, Sun Dakong, Zhu Wujie, and Sha Xiaotian, who were related to Tang Seng's master and apprentice.