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In Japanese, Saisen (賽銭 ) refers to money offered to the gods or bodhisattvas. It commonly refers to money put in a saisen box (賽銭箱 saisen-bako ), a common item at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan. Used to collect offerings, a saisen box is in essence a standard coin box, save for the fact that the top cover is a grate. This design allows coins to be tossed in, while still preventing the money to be retrieved easily. Those with better designs typically have grates made of round bars, or have its top surface act as a slope, allowing the money to slide into the box easily.
References
- Iwanami Kōjien (広辞苑 ) Japanese dictionary, 6th Edition (2008), DVD version
Shinto shrine Shinto architecture Buildings - chōzuya or temizuya
- haiden
- heiden
- hokora
- honden / shinden / shōden
- kagura-den
- massha
- sessha
Architectonic elements Styles - hirairi-zukuri
- tsumairi-zukuri
- gongen-zukuri
- hachiman-zukuri
- hiyoshi-zukuri
- irimoya-zukuri
- ishi-no-ma-zukuri
- kasuga-zukuri
- kibitsu-zukuri
- misedana-zukuri
- nagare-zukuri
- ōtori-zukuri
- owari-zukuri
- ryōnagare-zukuri
- shinmei-zukuri
- sumiyoshi-zukuri
- taisha-zukuri
Others Implements Main kami Staff Head shrines1 - Fushimi Inari Taisha
- Usa Hachiman-gū
- Ise Grand Shrine
- Dazaifu Tenman-gū
- Munakata Taisha
- Suwa Taisha
- Hiyoshi Taisha
- Kumano Nachi Taisha
- Tsushima Shrine
- Yasaka Shrine
Miscellaneous 1 (in order of the size of the shrine network they head)
Buddhist temples in Japan Japanese Buddhist architecture Architectonic elements Mon (gates) Buildings Chinjusha · chōzuya/temizuya · -dō · main hall (kon-dō, hon-dō, butsuden) · kuri · kyōzō or kyō-dō · shoinTō or Buttō (pagodas) Styles Others A-un · kenSchools and objects of worship Major schools Zen schools Nanto rokushū Objects of worship Amida Nyōrai · Benzaiten · Dainichi Nyorai · Jizō · Kannon · Marishi-ten · Shaka Nyorai · Shitennō (Four Kings) · Twelve Heavenly Generals (Jūni Shinshō) · Yakushi NyoraiOther elements Implements kei (ritual gong) · mokugyōOthers bussokuseki · butsudan · Glossary of Japanese Buddhism · Japanese Buddhist pantheon · jingū-ji · miyadera · saisenbakoCategories:- Containers
- Coins
- Shinto stubs
- Money stubs
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