誕たん生じょう仏ぶつ

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.

• 花はな祭まつりでは、誕たん生じょう仏ぶつに甘あま茶ちゃをかける。

  At the flower festival, sweet tea is poured over the statue of the infant Buddha.