1 butsudan | Definition of butsudan

butsudan

noun
but·​su·​dan | \ ˈbu̇tsəˌdän\
plural butsudan or butsudans

Definition of butsudan

: a small household Buddhist altar shelf found in many Japanese homes and bearing typically the image of the principal family deity and ancestral name tablets

History and Etymology for butsudan

Japanese, from butsu Buddha + dan platform, altar

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