butsudan

/ (ˈbʊtsəˌdæn) /

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noun plural butsudan or -dans

(in Buddhism) a small household altar

(in Nichiren Buddhism) an ornate cabinet which holds the Gohonzon

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Word Origin for butsudan

from Japanese butsu Buddha (from Chinese fu) + dan shelf

Words nearby butsudan

butler's tray, butlery, buto, butorphanol, butsu, butsudan, butt, buttals, butt bra, butt chisel, butt-dial

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How to use butsudan in a sentence

Finding that he had, she bade him open the butsudan and light a lamp.
Myths & Legends of Japan|F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
Everybody is a Shintist; and every house seems to have both its kamidana and its butsudan.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
Also, whether the ancestors are ever worshipped before the kamidana in the same way as they are worshipped before the butsudan.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
The old man rose and went to an inner room where hung the Butsudan, the shrine.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa

Deign to refrain from taking life in the house; nay, before the very ihai in the Butsudan.
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari|James S. De Benneville