One on the either side of the Sakyamuni Buddha there are Sangharama (left when facing the shrine) and Skanda (right), or Ch’ieh Lan and Wei T’uo respectively in Chinese.

As Sangharama’s name indicates, he is specifically the protector of the Sangha, i.e., the Buddhist community, particularly monastics. Skanda, or Wei T’uo, is known by Mahayana Buddhists as a protector of the temple.