Etymology

butsudan

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Today it means: A Buddhist shrine, comprising a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon. Full definition →

Japanese 仏壇
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from仏壇
  2. English todaybutsudan

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

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