Western consumption of Buddhist popular culture is often critiqued as aesthetically driven and Orientalist. However, aesthetics, "Japanese-ness," and ease of use are often not the only or primary concerns when crafting an altar. Rather, altar-making can be a continuous process involving significant...
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Incense in Japan was originally used in religious ceremonies to purify the Buddhist altar and ward off evil spirits, but in the Heian period, the aristocrats created their own blends of ingredients called takimono and started enjoying them in their living environments. Incense was smoked over charc...
A group of Sony's discontinued, old generation Aibo robot dogs were honoured with a traditional Buddhist funeral service in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
A lamp is lit every day before this domestic altar, at least in the evening, frequently also in the morning. At Buddhist funerals is burned a fragrant wood (shikimi), a foreign tree brought from India with the custom, and whose flower is a violent poison. On returning from the cemetery ...
"A butsudan (literally 'Buddhist altar') 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 (above), or a...
They produce goods for home Buddhist altars, like the miniature shrine pictured above, in addition to clothing for monks. Shumiya makes Buddhist statues, funeral-related goods, and tombstones as well. In addition to the Buddhist products, the company also offers items for Shinto shrines and cerem...
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This is an absolute no-no because it's the way a bowl of rice is offered to the spirit of a dead person, at their deathbed or in front of their photograph on the household Buddhist altar. Do not leave your chopsticks crossed on your plate or bowl, or the table. This is for a sim...
He is advertising his products not so much as Buddhist altar fittings but for meditation and yoga gadgets and gift items. Haze said sales are growing every year. Japanese candles are also drawing the attention of customers overseas. Satoshi Onishi, the fourth-generation proprietor of the Daiyo Ja...