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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.
仏具を磨く。
To polish the Buddhist altar fittings.
仏具店で線香立てを買った。
I bought an incense holder at a Buddhist supplies shop.
祖母は毎朝仏壇の仏具を丁寧に手入れしてから手を合わせる。
Every morning, my grandmother carefully tends to the altar fittings before pressing her hands together in prayer.
A compound of 仏 (Buddha/Buddhist) and 具 (implements/tools). Refers to the various objects used in Buddhist practice, both at home altars (仏壇) and at temples.
Common 仏具 items include candlesticks (燭台), incense burners (香炉), flower vases (花立), bells (鈴), and offering dishes. Most Japanese households that maintain a 仏壇 have a basic set of these items.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 仏具店: Buddhist supplies shop
- 仏具を揃える: to assemble a set of altar fittings
- 仏具を磨く: to polish the altar fittings
- 仏具一式: a full set of altar fittings
RELATED TERMS:
- 仏壇: Buddhist home altar
- 法具: ritual implements (broader term including esoteric Buddhist tools)
- 数珠: prayer beads