noun
statue of the infant Buddha
Buddhist term for a statue depicting the newborn Buddha, typically with the right hand pointing upward and the left hand pointing downward, used in the ceremony of 灌仏会 (kanbutsu-e) on April 8th.
花祭りでは、誕生仏に甘茶をかける。
At the flower festival, sweet tea is poured over the statue of the infant Buddha.
Compound of 誕生 (tanjō, 'birth') and 仏 (butsu, 'Buddha'), referring to the statue of the newborn Buddha.