For example, at Horyu-ji Temple in Nara, there are three National Treasure Kannon statues which are commonly called 'Kudara Kannon' (Kannon of Kudara), 'Yumechigai Kannon' (dream changing Kannon) and 'Kuse Kannon' (Kannon of salvation), and the official names of these three statues at the time of recognition as national treasures were 'the standing statues of Kannon Bosatsu' so that they are not called 'Sho Kannon' as either official names nor as popular names.
たとえば、奈良・法隆寺には「百済観音」、「夢違観音（ゆめちがいかんのん）」、「救世観音（くせかんのん）」と通称される国宝の観音像3体があるが、これら3体とも国宝指定の際の正式名称は「観音菩薩立像」であり、正式名称としても通称としても「聖観音」とは言わない。