戒壇 - Dictionary

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戒壇

Dictionary Definition:

The altar at which the commandments are received by the novice; the 方等戒壇 is the Mahāyāna altar.

Source: A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms -- by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous