- This monster is based on Avalokiteśvara, who is known in Japan as the Senju Kannon, or "Thousand-Handed Bodhisattva". The original Japanese artwork depicts it as a Buddhist god (see the artworks page), and in it he is wielding a depiction of some Buddhist weapons such as a crescent moon spade or a khakkhara.
- "Senju of the Thousand Hands" has a counterpart known as "Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands".
- "Manju of the Ten Thousand Hands" is a stronger version of this card.
- Including the hand holding the light, this card has 15 visible hands in the international artwork and 20 in the Japanese.
- This card has an opposite, "Sonic Bird", whose effect is to gain a Ritual Spell from your Deck.