岩いわ座ざ

noun

stone pedestal for a Buddhist statue

Technical term in Buddhist art and architecture; refers to a stone socle or base, often carved, on which a Buddhist image is placed.

• この寺てらの本ほん尊ぞんは、古ふるい岩いわ座ざの上うえに安あん置ちされている。

  The principal image of this temple is enshrined on an old stone pedestal.