Butsudan

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

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Descripción

A Buddhist family altar or shrine found usually in Japanese homes, but also in temples. Generally a freestanding cabinet with two doors, in which are kept memorial items of dead ancestors and representations of divinities. Incense, candles, and flowers are offered at the butsudan in daily rituals.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300266674