noun
Buddha hall; main hall of a Zen temple
A temple building that enshrines a statue of Buddha, especially the main hall in a Zen Buddhist temple. The term is specific to Buddhist architecture.
その禅寺の仏殿には大きな釈迦像が安置されている。
A large statue of Shakyamuni is enshrined in the Buddha hall of that Zen temple.
Compound of 仏 (butsu, 'Buddha') and 殿 (den, 'hall' or 'palace'). The reading ぶつでん is the standard on'yomi combination.