仏 具(ぶつぐ)

ぶつぐ

noun

Buddhist altar fittings; Buddhist ritual implements

religion culture

1. Buddhist altar fittings; Buddhist ritual implements

Objects and utensils used in Buddhist worship, including items placed on a home altar or used in temple ceremonies.

仏具(ぶつぐ)を磨(みが)く。

To polish the Buddhist altar fittings.

仏具(ぶつぐ)店(てん)で線香立(せんこうた)てを買(か)った。

I bought an incense holder at a Buddhist supplies shop.

祖母(そぼ)は毎朝(まいあさ)仏壇(ぶつだん)の仏具(ぶつぐ)を丁寧(ていねい)に手入(てい)れしてから手(て)を合(あ)わせる。

Every morning, my grandmother carefully tends to the altar fittings before pressing her hands together in prayer.

A compound of 仏(ぶつ) (Buddha/Buddhist) and 具(ぐ) (implements/tools). Refers to the various objects used in Buddhist practice, both at home altars (仏壇(ぶつだん)) and at temples.

Common 仏具(ぶつぐ) items include candlesticks (燭台(しょくだい)), incense burners (香炉(こうろ)), flower vases (花立(はなたて)), bells (鈴(りん)), and offering dishes. Most Japanese households that maintain a 仏壇(ぶつだん) have a basic set of these items.

Common collocations

仏具(ぶつぐ)店(てん): Buddhist supplies shop
仏具(ぶつぐ)を揃(そろ)える: to assemble a set of altar fittings
仏具(ぶつぐ)を磨(みが)く: to polish the altar fittings
仏具(ぶつぐ)一式(いっしき): a full set of altar fittings

Related words

仏壇(ぶつだん): Buddhist home altar
法具(ほうぐ): ritual implements (broader term including esoteric Buddhist tools)
数珠(じゅず): prayer beads

Related Words

Related: 仏壇(ぶつだん) (Buddhist home altar)

Related: 数珠(じゅず) (prayer beads)

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