Complex sentence: In the Ryukyus the "buchidan" or "butsudan" (仏壇 literally "Buddha Shelf") does not house a statue of Buddha but memorial tablets inscribed with the names of the family ancestors.
Split into simpler sentences: In the Ryukyus the buchidan or butsudan (仏壇 literally "Buddha Shelf") does not house a statue of Buddha. It houses memorial tablets inscribed with the names of the family ancestors.