The number of buns can be one, five, six or eight, depending on the statue, and a statue that has one bun is regarded as a principle image in ascetic training for the increase of benefit; the one with five is for adoration, the one with six is for Chobuku (conquest, 調伏) and the one with eight is for safety.
この髻の数は像によって一、五、六、八の四種類があり、それぞれ一＝増益、五＝敬愛、六＝調伏、八＝息災の修法の本尊とされる。