For this reason its positioning is similar to a Buddhist altar in Buddhism; however, unlike Buddhist alters, mausoleums were not placed in a main building but in a separate building dedicated for use as a mausoleum.
その為、仏教における仏壇のような位置づけであるが、仏壇とは違い母屋の中には無く、霊廟専用の別棟があった。