noun
place containing a Buddhist image
Refers to a physical location, such as a temple hall or shrine, where a Buddhist statue or image is enshrined.
この寺の仏所には、平安時代の仏像が安置されている。
In this temple's Buddha hall, a Heian-period Buddhist statue is enshrined.
noun
place containing a Buddha; pure land
In a Buddhist context, can refer to a realm where a Buddha resides, such as a pure land like Sukhavati. Often used synonymously with 浄土 or 極楽.
阿弥陀仏の仏所である極楽浄土を願う。
I aspire to the Pure Land, the realm of Amida Buddha.
noun
independent workshop of Buddhist sculptors
Historical term for a workshop of Buddhist sculptors that operated independently from the Heian period onward, as opposed to official government workshops. See also 造仏所.
See also: 造仏所
平安時代以降、仏所は宮廷の造仏所から独立して活動した。
From the Heian period onward, independent Buddhist sculptor workshops operated separately from the imperial sculpture bureau.
General term for a pure land; 仏所 is a less common synonym used mainly in Buddhist texts.
Compound of 仏 (butsu, 'Buddha') and 所 (sho, 'place'). The reading ぶっしょ is a regular sound change from ぶつしょ.