In Jodo Shinshu Sect, water should be served on uwajoku (a table situated in front of the principal image) as purified water (fragrant water) using Buddhist alter fittings called kebyo with branches and leaves of shikimi (Japanese star anise) put into it.
浄土真宗では、水は華瓶（けびょう）という仏具に樒の枝葉を挿して、本尊前の上卓（うわじょく）の上、浄水（香水）として供える。