Unlike the perception of Kannon as an attendant of Amidanyorai, Kannon Bosatsu, which was worshiped as an independent Buddha, tends to be prayed to for practical benefits in this world.
阿弥陀如来の脇侍としての観音と異なり、独尊として信仰される観音菩薩は、現世利益的な信仰が強い。