Definitions for "Butsudan"
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(J) Buddhist altar in a Japanese family home.
Lit. "seat of the Buddha" - Buddhist altar
an ancestral shrine in the home
a Buddhist altar kept in one's home
a Buddhist-style altar in Japanese homes
"Buddha box"; a Buddhist shrine in a family home.
Buddhist altar, where the Gohonzon is enshrined.
Buddhist home altar
A butsudan is a shrine found in religious temples and homes of Japanese and other Buddhist cultures. A butsudan is a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon, typically a statue or a mandala scroll. The doors are opened to display the icon during religious observances.