Sotoba

Also known as: 卒塔婆, 板塔婆

A long, thin wooden grave marker, often inscribed with sutras. They also can be found next to Tombstones in Graveyards.

Examples

External links

• Haiku Topics Blogspot: Grave marker (sotoba)
• Wikipedia (JP): Itatōba
• Wikipedia: Japanese pagoda, Sotōba