Butsudan

A butsudan (仏壇; lit. "Buddhist altar"), is a shrine or altar commonly found in Japanese Buddhist homes. A butsudan is either a defined, often ornate platform or simply a wooden cabinet sometimes crafted with doors that enclose and protect a gohonzon or religious icon, typically a statue or painting of a Buddha or bodhisattva, or a calligraphic mandala scroll.

The butsudan has multiple religious uses, including venerating the ancestors, paying respects to the recent dead, and venerating the Buddha.

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