The lotus pedestal on which Bosatsu is seated is supported by four white elephants in the Shingon sect Bosatsu image with 20 arms and it is supported by one elephant with three heads in the Tendai Sect Bosatsu image with two arms.
菩薩の乗る蓮華座は、真言系20臂像では4頭の白象によって支えられ、天台系2臂像では3つの頭を持つ1頭の象が支えている。