A butsudan usually contains an array of subsidiary religious accessories, called butsugu, such as candlesticks, incense burners, bells, and platforms for placing offerings such as fruit, tea or rice. Some Buddhist sects place ihai memorial tablets, ash of the deceased or kakochō death registers for deceased relatives either within or near the butsudan.[3] The defined space which occupies the Butsudan is referred to as Butsuma.