Chōzuya
Purification water basin (mouth and hands)
Temples
Chōzuya (手水舎) or Temizuya is a water basin located at the entrance of Buddhist temples or Shinto shrines, used for ritual purification.
Strictly speaking, chōzuya refers to the small wooden pavilion, open on the sides, where the basin is sheltered.
The purification ritual consists of washing the left hand, then the right hand, and finally rinsing the mouth using a small wooden ladle. This ritual also exists in Shinto, where purification originally took place in a natural spring or river.
- In English
- Purification wash basin
- Other spellings
- chozuya · temizuya
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