Juniten was determined to be the eight Ten which guard the eight directions of north, south, east, west, northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest, adding four gods related to heaven, earth, the sun and the moon, and consists of twelve deities of Ishanaten (Isana), Taishakuten (Indra), Katen (Agni), Emmaten (Yama), Rasetsuten (Rakshasa), Suiten (Varuna), Futen (Vayu), Bishamonten (Vaisravana), Bonten (Brahma, Brahman), Jiten (Prithivi), Nitten (Surya, Aditya) and Gatten (Candra).
十二天とは、東西南北と東北・東南・西北・西南の八方を護る諸天に、天・地・日・月にかかわる4種の神を加えて十二天としたもので、伊舎那天、帝釈天、火天（かてん）、焔魔天、羅刹天（らせつてん）、水天、風天、毘沙門天、梵天、地天、日天、月天（がってん）の十二尊からなる。