butsudan
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Japanese 仏壇 (ぶつだん butsudan), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 佛 (bjot "Buddha") + 壇 (dan "altar", "platform").
Noun
butsudan (plural butsudan or butsudans)
- A Buddhist shrine, comprising a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon.