The Twenty-eight Attendants are the followers of Senju-Kannon and include familiar deities such as Nio (two Deva Kings) and the Four Heavenly Kings as well as those not so well-known figures, which include Basusennin and Mawara-nyo.
二十八部衆は千手観音の眷属で、仁王、四天王のようななじみの深い尊格のほか、婆藪仙人（ばすせんにん）、摩和羅女など、他ではあまり見かけない像も含む。