noun
Buddhist image seat; temple pulpit
Refers to the raised platform or seat on which a Buddhist image is placed, or a pulpit in a temple. A specialized term used in Buddhist contexts.
本堂の仏座には金色の阿弥陀像が安置されている。
A golden Amitabha statue is enshrined on the Buddhist image seat in the main hall.
住職は仏座に上がり、説法を始めた。
The chief priest ascended the temple pulpit and began his sermon.
Compound of 仏 (butsu, 'Buddha') and 座 (za, 'seat'). The reading ぶつざ is a straightforward combination of the on'yomi readings of the two kanji.