noun
Refers specifically to the lotus-shaped pedestal on which Buddhist statues are seated. A technical term in Buddhist art and iconography.
この仏像の蓮華台には細かい彫刻が施されている。
The lotus seat of this Buddhist statue is intricately carved.
Compound of 蓮華 (renge, 'lotus flower') and 台 (dai, 'stand, pedestal'). The term is used in Buddhist contexts to describe the lotus-shaped base of statues.