持仏堂 じぶつどう Also written 持佛堂 Meanings Noun hall or room where a private Buddha statue or ancestor tablets are kept See also: 仏間 (ぶつま). Kanji 持 hold. Read as ジ. 仏 Buddha. Read as ブツ. 堂 hall. Read as ドウ. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists