Also butsudan is considered to have its origin in a life-size Yakushi-butsu (the healing Buddha), which was made and worshipped at home by SUGAWARA no Takasue no musume (the daughter of SUGAWARA no Takasue,) an original writer of "Sarashina Nikki" (the Sarashina Diary). |
また『更級日記』の作者、菅原孝標女が薬師仏を等身に造って屋敷内で祀ったというのも仏壇の源流である。 |