"butsudan" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butsudan [plural], butsudans [plural]
Etymology: From Japanese 仏壇 (ぶつだん butsudan), from Middle Chinese 佛 (bjot "Buddha") + 壇 (dan "altar", "platform"). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|仏壇}} Japanese 仏壇, {{der|en|ltc|-}} Middle Chinese Head templates: {{en-noun|butsudan|s}} butsudan (plural butsudan or butsudans)
  1. A Buddhist shrine, comprising a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon. Wikipedia link: butsudan Categories (topical): Buddhism, Places of worship Translations (Buddhist shrine): 佛壇 (Chinese Mandarin), 佛坛 (fú tán) (Chinese Mandarin), 仏壇 (butsudan) (alt: ぶつだん) (Japanese), 불단 (buldan) (Korean), カむタナ (kamtana) (Miyako)

Inflected forms

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