Buddhas and Bosatsu (Bodhisattva) assuming various forms of inso are depicted in mandala (place of practicing Buddhism to attain spiritual enlightenment) of Esoteric Buddhism; however, this column briefly explains about several typical types of inso that are seen in Buddhist temples, and so on.
密教の曼荼羅などには、さまざまな印相を結ぶ仏、菩薩像が表現されているが、ここでは日本の寺院などで見かける代表的なもの数種類について略説する。