In Japan, when it is shaped as a statue and placed as one of the Shitenno it is usually called 'Tamonten,' but when in the form of a statue and placed individually it is usually called 'Bishamonten.'
日本では四天王の一尊として造像安置する場合は「多聞天」、独尊像として造像安置する場合は「毘沙門天」と呼ぶのが通例である。