須しゅ弥み壇だん

noun

Buddhist altar dais; platform for a Buddhist image

A raised platform or dais in a Buddhist temple or hall, used to enshrine a principal image (honzon). The term is specific to Buddhist architecture and ritual.

• 本ほん堂どうの須しゅ弥み壇だんには阿あ弥み陀だ如にょ来らい像ぞうが安あん置ちされている。

  A statue of Amida Nyorai is enshrined on the dais in the main hall.