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Buddha
Originally, statues of Buddha were limited to Shakyamuni Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, but over time the ideas of past Buddhas and a thousand Buddhas gave rise to this, and in Mahayana Buddhism, Buddhas (also called Tathagata) such as Amitabha, Yakushi, Vairocana, and Mahāvairocana were conceived.
Common name
Japanese name
Buddha Sakyamuni
Buddha Sakyamuni
Syaka nyorai
Amida Buddha
Amida Buddha
Amida nyorai
Bhaisajyaguru
Bhaisajyaguru
Yakushi nyorai
Vairocana
Vairocana
Birusyana butsu
Mahavairocana
Mahavairocana
Dainichi nyorai
Bodhisativa
Bodhisatva is a person who is on the path towards bodhi (‘awakening’) .Mahayana bodhisattvas are spiritually heroic persons that work to attain awakening and are driven by a great compassion. Bodhisatva is a person who is on the path towards bodhi (‘awakening’) .Mahayana bodhisattvas are spiritually heroic persons that work to attain awakening and are driven by a great compassion.Spiritually advanced bodhisattvas such as Avalokiteshvara, Maitreya, and Manjushri are also widely venerated across the Mahāyāna Buddhist world and are believed to possess great magical power which they employ to help all living beings.
Avalokiteśvara/Lokeśvara
Avalokiteśvara (meaning “the lord who looks down”,), also known as Lokeśvara (“Lord of the World”) is a tenth-level bodhisattva associated with great compassion.
Avalokitesvara
Avalokitesvara
Syoukannon Bosatsu