Shakyamuni triad; Gautama triad
Buddhist iconographic term for a central image of Shakyamuni (Gautama) Buddha flanked by two attendant figures, often bodhisattvas or disciples.
The principal image of this temple is a Shakyamuni triad.
A Shakyamuni triad statue often places Shakyamuni Tathagata in the center, with Manjusri and Samantabhadra bodhisattvas on the left and right.
General term for a triad of Buddhist images; 釈迦三尊 specifically refers to the triad centered on Shakyamuni Buddha.
Amitabha triad, another common Buddhist triad configuration.
Compound of 釈迦 (Shaka, 'Shakyamuni') and 三尊 (sanzon, 'triad of Buddhist images').