Butsudan
noun (pl) butsudan, -dans
(in Buddhism) a small household altar
(in Nichiren Buddhism) an ornate cabinet which holds the Gohonzon
Historical Examples
Myths & Legends of Japan F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O’Iwa Inari James S. De Benneville
Myths & Legends of Japan F. Hadland (Frederick Hadland) Davis
Japanese Girls and Women Alice Mabel Bacon
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O’Iwa Inari James S. De Benneville
The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O’Iwa Inari James S. De Benneville
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 Elizabeth Bisland
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2 Elizabeth Bisland
The Dragon Painter Mary McNeil Fenollosa
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