Japanese Kannon goddess statue cabinet. 仏壇 (Butsudan)
Cabinet with statue of the goddess Kannon. Scripted doors fold open and close on touch.
KANNON BODHISATTVA, KANNON BOSATSU
LORD OF COMPASSION, GODDESS OF MERCY
Kannon personifies compassion and is one of the most widely worshipped divinities in Asia and Japan in both ancient and modern times.
A butsudan is a shrine commonly found in temples and homes in Japanese Buddhist cultures. A butsudan is a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a gohonzon or religious icon, typically a statue or painting of a Buddha or Bodhisattva. The doors are opened to display the icon during religious observances, and closed before sunset. A butsudan usually contains an array of subsidiary religious items, called butsugu, such as candlesticks, incense burners, bells, and platforms for placing offerings such as fruit, tea or rice.
- click on the doors to fold open