プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
ぶつだん【仏壇】
a family Buddhist altar
説明
A butsudan is a Buddhist altar. Large butsudan can be seen in temples, while smaller family ones can be seen in many Japanese homes. Religious icons and sutras, along with ancestral tablets, are placed in the center of this wooden cabinet, which has double doors. There are many people who clasp their hands in prayer in front of the butsudan daily and report the most recent family happenings to their ancestors. Many households also have a Shinto kamidana (household altar) in addition to their butsudan.（意訳：仏教の本尊をまつるところで，寺院には大きな仏壇があるが，各家庭にも小さいものが安置されていることが多い．中心はご本尊で経文などが納められており，個人の位牌も並べられている．毎日手を合わせ，家族の無事を願い，一日の出来事を報告する．神棚を設置してある家も多い）
仏壇に菓子を供えた
We offered [placed] cakes before the family altar.