賽銭Saisen (offering coins)
In Japanese, saisen (賽銭) is money offered to the gods or bodhisattvas. Commonly this money is put in a saisen box (賽銭箱, saisen-bako), a common item at Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples in Japan.
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In Japanese, saisen (賽銭) is money offered to the gods or bodhisattvas.
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