Characters
- Senju (センジュ?)
- Senju, known as the Thousand-Hand Avalokitesvara, is a Bodhisattva sent to protect the incarnation of the bodhisattva Miroku by Dainichi Nyorai (Mahavairocana). He wears garments called a tenne (天衣, ,"celestial garments"?) and has an arm ring on his left arm.
- Sachi Saigan (西岸サチ, Saigan Sachi?)
- A young orphan who was abandoned by her parents 10 years before the beginning of the story and raised by a poor priest. Sachi is an incarnation of the Buddha Miroku.
- Jizō (ジゾウ, Jizō?)
- (The Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha) Senju's childhood friend. He had waited for 2500 years for Miroku's appearance. His primary attack is the Mudra Beam (印ビーム, In-bīmu?); he also has the Jizō Armor (地蔵天衣, Jizō āmā?) which he used only once in the series.
- Mike Minoura (マイク箕浦, Maiku Minoura?)
- The leader of the Minoura clan, Minoura destroyed Sachi's temple, but was defeated by Senju. He and his clan later become Buddhist monks and help rebuild the temple. The origin of the character name is american comic book artist and writer Mike Mignola.
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