The following figures are divided into five groups:

• Buddhas are considered to have attained Enlightenment; I have grouped their attendants with them.
• Bodhisattvas are near Enlightenment, but will not "cross over" until all sentient beings can go with them; they are also listed with their attendants.
  
• Kings and Generals are guardian figures found in temples.
• Arhats are enlightened disciples  from the southern Buddhist tradition.
• Historical Figures are well-attested people from history (although some members of the other groups may be historical, too).

Names are usually given first in Chinese Pinyin, then in Chinese characters; then come the Sanskrit names, if available, or sometimes an English explanation.

Buddhas and their Attendants

• Shi Jia Mou Ni (释迦牟尼) Shakyamuni (the Historic Buddha)
• --E Nan (阿难) Ananda (his attendant)
• --Jia Ye (迦叶) Mahakashyapa (his attendant)
• A Mi Tou Fo (阿弥陀佛) Amitabha (the Buddha of Light and Life)
• Yao Shi Fo (药师佛) Bhaishyajaguru (the Medicine Buddha)
• Piluzhena (毘盧遮那) Vairochana (the Cosmic Buddha)
• Randengfo (燃灯佛) Dipankara (the previous Buddha)
• Wofo (卧佛) (the Sleeping Buddha)

Bodhisattvas and their Attendants

• Guan (Shi) Yin (观世音) Avalokiteshvara (the Bodhisattva of Compassion)
• --Long Nv (龙女) Nagakanya (his attendant)
• --Shan Cai (善财) Sudhana (his attendant)
• Qianshou Guanyin (千手观音) (Guanyin with 1,000 Arms)
• Guanyin Haidao (观音海岛) (a panorama of Guanyin surrounded by many figures)
• Mi Le (弥勒) Maitreya (the Bodhisattva who will be the next Buddha)
• Di Zang (地藏) Kshitigarbha (the Bodhisattva who saves all beings from Hell)
• --Min Gong (悯公) (his attendant)
• --Dao Ming (道明) (his attendant)
• Pu Xian (普贤) Samantabhadra (the Bodhisattva of Great Practice)
• Wen Shu (文殊) Manjushri (the Bodhisattva of Wisdom)
• Dashizhi Pusa (大势至菩萨) Mahasthamaprapta (a little-known but commonly-seen Bodhisattva)

Kings and Generals

• Qie Lan (伽蓝) Sangharama (also called Guan Yu, a temple guardian)
• Wei Tuo (韦驮) Skanda (Veda) (a guardian who usually stands behind the Bodhisattva called Mi Le)
• Guang Mu Tian (广目天) Virupaksa (one of the Four Heavenly Kings [West])
• Duo Wen Tian (多闻天) Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings [North])
• Chi Guo Tian (持国天) Dhrtarastra (one of the Four Heavenly Kings [East])
• Zeng Zhang Tian (增长天) Virudhaka (one of the Four Heavenly Kings [South])
• Heng Ha Er Jiang (哼哈二将) (Generals at the gate)
• Ershi / Ershisi Tian Wang (二十 / 二十四 天王) 20/24 Deva Rajas

Arhats

• Shiliu / Shiba Luohan (十六/十八 罗汉) 16/18 Arhats
• Wubai Luohan (五百罗汉) 500 Arhats
• Shi Da Dizi (十大弟子) 10 Great Disciples of the Buddha

Historical Figures

• Amoghavajra (不空=Bukong, 705-774) translator, and founder of Zhenyan (Esoteric) School
• An Shigao (安世高, ?-~168) Parthian missionary  monk to China
  
• Bodhidharma (菩提达摩 5th/6th century) founder of Chan (Zen)
• Daoxuan (道宣, 596-667) founder of Vinaya School
• Faxian (法显, 337-c. 422) traveling monk
• Hongyi (弘一, 1880-1942) modern monk and artist
• Huineng (惠能, 638–713) 6th and last Patriarch of Chan (Zen)
  
• Jianzhen (鉴真, 688–763) missionary to Japan
  
• Jin Qiaojue (金乔觉, 695-794?), Korean founder of Jiuhua Shan temple complex
• Jizang (吉蔵, 549-623) founder of Sanlun (Three Treatises) School
• Kumarajiva (鸠摩罗什=Jiu​mo Luoshi, 344–413) Kuchean monk and translator
  
• Lokakshema (支娄迦谶=Zhilou Jiachen, b. 147) Kushan monk and translator
  
• Paramartha (真谛=Zhendi, 499-569) Indian translator
• Shandao (善导, 613-681) founder of Jingtu (Pure Land) School
• Taixu (太虚, 1890-1947) modern reforming monk
• Xuanzang (玄奘, c. 602 – 664) monk, traveler, and translator
  
• Xuyun (虚云, 1840–1959) one of the great monks of the 20th century
  
• Yijing (义净, 635-713)  monk, traveler, and translator
• Yinguang (印光, 1861-1940) modern reforming monk
• Zhiyi (智顗, 538–597) founder of Tiantai sect