Myoken is the deity of the North Star who offers guidance to those at sea and the lives and livelihood of people. Often portrayed sitting on a cloud, a dragon, or a turtle, he is here sitting on a group of seven stars in the shape of his temple mon (emblem/logo) representing the Big Dipper constellation of which Moken is associaed. Myoken means heavenly eyes. He sees through good and evil and is a god of eyesight. He is prayed to for relief of calamity of the eyes and natural disasters.

The sword above his head is protective, wards off evil, and cuts through ignorance and obstacles of delusion. The right hand is in the Prana mudra and is made for mental and physical health, including improving eyesight.