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Buddhist mortuary tablet
仏壇に故人の位牌を安置した。
The deceased's mortuary tablet was placed on the Buddhist altar.
位牌には戒名と没年月日が記されている。
The mortuary tablet bears the posthumous name and date of death.
古い位牌を寺に預けてお焚き上げした。
The old mortuary tablet was entrusted to the temple for ritual burning.