Among the principal images of the major temples of the Tendai Sect, the images of the following Buddhist gods are all treated as hibutsu: Yakushi Nyorai at the Konpon-chudo hall of Enryaku-ji Temple, Shaka Nyorai (Shaka Buddha) at the Saito-shaka-do hall of Enryaku-ji Temple, Miroku Bosatsu (Buddha of the Future) at the Kon-do hall of Onjo-ji Temple (also known as Miidera Temple), and Nyoirin Kannon at the Kannon-do hall of Onjo-ji Temple.
天台系の主要寺院では、延暦寺根本中堂本尊の薬師如来像、同寺西塔釈迦堂本尊の釈迦如来像、園城寺（三井寺）金堂本尊の弥勒菩薩像、同寺観音堂本尊の如意輪観音像などはいずれも秘仏である。