塔とう婆ば

noun

stupa; pagoda

Abbreviation of 卒塔婆 (sotoba). Refers to a Buddhist stupa or pagoda, a dome-shaped structure containing relics.

See also: 卒塔婆

• この寺じ院いんには古ふるい塔とう婆ばが立たっている。

  An old stupa stands at this temple.

noun

wooden grave tablet

A thin wooden board placed at a grave, inscribed with a Buddhist prayer or posthumous name. Often used in Japanese Buddhist memorial services.

See also: 卒塔婆

• お盆ぼんには墓ぼ前ぜんに塔とう婆ばを立たてる。

  During Obon, we place wooden grave tablets at the grave.