Muzha (given name)
# Muzha (given name)

Mucha (Chinese: 木叉; pinyin: Mùchā; Wade–Giles: $Mu^4-ch'a^1),$ more commonly known as Muzha (Chinese: 木吒; pinyin: Mùzhā; Wade–Giles: $Mu^4-cha^1),$ is a short form of Pratimokṣa in Chinese (Chinese: 波羅提木叉; pinyin: Bólúotímùchā; Wade–Giles: $Po^1-lo^2-t'i^2-mu^4-ch'a^1)$ and also a given name.

## Muzha as a Historical Figure

Mucha was a historical figure in Han Buddhism during the era of Tang Empire and he was an apprentice of Master Sangha, along with Hui-an and Hui-yen.

As Master Sangha was seen as an avatar of Avalokiteśvara (Kuan Yin), Mucha was later fictionalized as Kuan Yin's apprentice in the Zajü Journey to the West during the Great Yuan period. Afterwards, he was further blend with Hui-an as "Mucha Hui-an" (Chinese: 木叉惠岸; pinyin: Mùchā Hùiàn; Wade–Giles: $Mu^4-ch'a^1$ $Hui^4-an^4)$ in the Chinese classic novel Journey to the West during the Great Ming period.

## Footnotes

* ↑ Chinese: 慧岸; pinyin: Hùiàn; Wade–Giles: $Hui^4-an^4$
* ↑ Chinese: 慧儼; pinyin: Hùiyián; Wade–Giles: $Hui^4-yien^3$
