持じ仏ぶつ

noun

personal Buddha statue

A small Buddha statue kept for personal devotion, often enshrined at home. The term 念持仏 is a near synonym.

See also: 念持仏

• 祖そ母ぼは毎まい朝あさ、持じ仏ぶつに手てを合あわせている。

  My grandmother prays to her personal Buddha statue every morning.