butsudan
Britishnoun
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(in Buddhism) a small household altar
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(in Nichiren Buddhism) an ornate cabinet which holds the Gohonzon
Etymology
Origin of butsudan
from Japanese butsu Buddha (from Chinese fu ) + dan shelf
Example Sentences
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A large Buddhist shrine, known as a butsudan, is stationed in the living room at Stone’s spacious bungalow along a canal in Fort Lauderdale.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2017
Toyoda says he often channels inspiration from Kiichiro in quiet moments before the family butsudan, or Buddhist altar, at his home outside Nagoya.
From BusinessWeek ● Dec. 17, 2014
Before the main entrance, and facing the high shrine, a new butsudan has been placed, within whose open doors the ihai of the dead boy glimmers in lacquer and gilding.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn
Or she at dusk, in sick distress, Before the butsudan, Must to ancestral tablets pray—not to her Moto-San!
From Nirvana Days by Cale Young Rice
The doors of the butsudan are opened; and tapers are lighted before the tablets of the ancestors; and incense is burned.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Lafcadio Hearn
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