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An altar is any structure upon which sacrifices or other offerings are made for religious purposes, or some other sacred place where ceremonies take place. Altars are usually found in shrines, temples, and other sacred places. They occur in many cultures worldwide, particularly in the religions of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism (also known as Daoism), and Neopaganism. They were also found in other ancient religions.

In Buddhism, a butsudan is an altar found in [many] temples or homes. The butsudan is a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious image of the Buddha or the Bodhisattvas (typically in the form of a statue) or a mandala scroll, installed in the highest place of honor and centered. The doors are opened to display the image during religious observances. A butsudan usually contains subsidiary religious items—called butsugu—such as candlesticks, incense burners, bells, and platforms for placing offerings such as fruit. Some buddhist sects place "ihai," memorial tablets for deceased relatives, within or near the butsudan. Butsudans are often decorated with flowers.

The shrine is placed in the temple or home as a place of worship to the Buddha, the Law of the Universe, etc. Scrolls (honzon) or statues are placed in the butsudan and prayed to morning and evening. Zen Buddhists also meditate before the butsudan.

The original design for the butsudan began in India, where people built altars the size of skyscrapers[citation needed] as an offering-place to the Buddha. When Buddhism came to China and Korea, statues of the Buddha were placed on pedestals or platforms. The Chinese and Koreans built walls and doors around the statues to shield them from the weather. They could then safely offer their prayers, incense, etc. to the statue or scroll without it falling and breaking.

When the Japanese finally welcomed Buddhism after many years of Shintoism, they took in the religion along with the butsudan. As many new Buddhist sects came into being, the butsudan was placed in many temples. The Japanese took the plain walls and doors of the mainland shrines and elaborately embellished them, and the butsudan became the focal point of every temple. As time went on, people began installing butsudans into their homes. Butsudan are extremely expensive.
From: Wikipedia.org

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Brief Introduction to Setting up a Buddhist Altar by Yutang Lin
http://www.abuddhistlibrary.com/Buddhism/A%20-%20Tibetan%20Buddhism/Authors/Yutang%20Lin/Setting%20Up%20An%20Altar/
A%20Brief%20Introduction%20to%20Setting%20up%20a%20Buddhist%20Altar.htm

Buddhist Altar - Dharmaling Buddhist Congregation
http://www.dharmaling.org/en/teachings/13-buddhist-altar

Buddhist Altar - by Buddhist Celebrities
http://buddhistcelebrities.blogspot.com/2011/01/buddhist-altar.html

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Choesham-Buddhist Altar/Shrine Room - Bhutan Link - rotating view of a shrine room
http://www.bhutanlink.com/choesham-buddhist-altarshrine-room/

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Daily offering for Buddhist altar - YouTube
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How to set up a Buddhist shrine by Ven. Tenzin Yignyen
http://www.khandro.net/practice_shrine.htm#The word altar

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Making a Buddhist Alar - Japan, Life and Religion
http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2011/06/08/making-a-buddhist-altar/

Monastery Buddhist altar - from wikipedia - Buddhist altar at a monastery in Taunggyi, shan State, Myanmar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Monastery_Buddhist_altar,_Taunggyi.jpg

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Tibetan Altar - snow lion publications
http://www.snowlionpub.com/pages/altar.html

Tibetan Buddhist Altar by Valrae Reynolds

Tibetan Buddhist Altars: A Pop-Up Gallery of Traditional Art and Wisdom by Tad Wise - This gallery of art and wisdom offers unique, multidimensional meditation. Traditionally, meditation on Tibetan Buddhist deities allows the practitioner to assimilate their divine qualities. Tibetan Buddhist Altars: A Pop-Up Gallery of Traditional Art and Wisdom offers a novel approach to inspire meditation: the pop-up altar. This colorful collection of three-dimensional renderings of traditional thangka paintings features five important deities presented in stunning pop-up scenes, paired with appropriate mantras and brief histories. This portable shrine contains altars that venerate five distinct key figures: Shakyamuni Buddha inspires morality and reflection, Padmapani Avalokiteshvara teaches compassion, Green Tara protects from fear and brings longevity, Manjushri inspires knowledge and wisdom, and the Medicine Buddha alleviates affliction and suffering. Both practical and whimsical, this one-of-a-kind gift book is sure to be a hit with both followers of Buddhism and lovers of art alike.

Traditional shingon Household Buddhist Altar
http://www.shingon.org/ritual/butsudan.html

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Virtual Tour of Tibetan Buddhist Alter - Newark Museum
http://www.newarkmuseum.org/museum_default_page.aspx?id=1470

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Your Altar: Creating a Sacred Space for Prayer & Meditation by Sandra Kynes - Readers interested in this volume from Kynes (Year of Ritual, etc.) would do well to pay attention to the subtitle, as the title is somewhat misleading. The book is not a comprehensive overview of home altars, but a guide to using an altar space for meditation. The thrust of the book is that an altar is like a game board; through different arrangements of objects, practitioners can prepare themselves for varying states of reflection. For example, Kynes describes how an altar space can be divided into three parts, each representing one of the divine triplets from an ancient spiritual tradition (e.g., Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva from Hinduism or Fotla, Erin and Banba from the Irish Celtic tradition). She then suggests what to place on the altar for different effects. A three-part arrangement can be used to rebalance energies or as an aid for decision making. In all, Kynes outlines nine basic altar compositions and gives hints for alternatives in each main category. While some may be annoyed by Kynes's use of the second person throughout the book, this should be welcome reading for neopagans seeking to spice up their spirituality with something a little offbeat. (Dec.) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Buddhism Altar books at Amazon	A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z An altar is any structure upon which sacrifices or other offerings are made for religious purposes, or some other sacred place where ceremonies take place. Altars are usually found in shrines, temples, and other sacred places. They occur in many cultures worldwide, particularly in the religions of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism (also known as Daoism), and Neopaganism. They were also found in other ancient religions. In Buddhism, a butsudan is an altar found in [many] temples or homes. The butsudan is a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious image of the Buddha or the Bodhisattvas (typically in the form of a statue) or a mandala scroll, installed in the highest place of honor and centered. The doors are opened to display the image during religious observances. A butsudan usually contains subsidiary religious items—called butsugu—such as candlesticks, incense burners, bells, and platforms for placing offerings such as fruit. Some buddhist sects place "ihai," memorial tablets for deceased relatives, within or near the butsudan. Butsudans are often decorated with flowers. The shrine is placed in the temple or home as a place of worship to the Buddha, the Law of the Universe, etc. Scrolls (honzon) or statues are placed in the butsudan and prayed to morning and evening. Zen Buddhists also meditate before the butsudan. The original design for the butsudan began in India, where people built altars the size of skyscrapers[citation needed] as an offering-place to the Buddha. When Buddhism came to China and Korea, statues of the Buddha were placed on pedestals or platforms. The Chinese and Koreans built walls and doors around the statues to shield them from the weather. They could then safely offer their prayers, incense, etc. to the statue or scroll without it falling and breaking. When the Japanese finally welcomed Buddhism after many years of Shintoism, they took in the religion along with the butsudan. As many new Buddhist sects came into being, the butsudan was placed in many temples. The Japanese took the plain walls and doors of the mainland shrines and elaborately embellished them, and the butsudan became the focal point of every temple. As time went on, people began installing butsudans into their homes. Butsudan are extremely expensive. From: Wikipedia.org	~ -

Altar

The shrine is placed in the temple or home as a place of worship to the Buddha, the Law of the Universe, etc. Scrolls (honzon) or statues are placed in the butsudan and prayed to morning and evening. Zen Buddhists also meditate before the butsudan.