butsudan

English

Etymology

From Japanese 仏壇 (ぶつだん butsudan), from Middle Chinese 佛 (bjot "Buddha") ＋ 壇 (dan "altar", "platform").

Noun

butsudan (plural butsudan or butsudans)

1. A Buddhist shrine, comprising a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon.

Translations

Buddhist shrine

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 佛壇／佛坛 (fú tán)

• Japanese: 仏壇 (ja) (ぶつだん, butsudan)
• Korean: 불단 (buldan)
• Miyako: カむタナ (kamtana)