Shrine (or sacred platform, god house), is a kind of furniture used to worship gods or ancestral tablets, common in Chinese families and religious places. In Buddhist and Taoist traditions, shrines are important places of spiritual practice. People burn incense and place offerings in front of shrines to show their piety and respect. It can be used to worship various gods (such as the God of Wealth, Guanyin, Guan Gong) or ancestral tablets (God's main card) to pray for blessing, peace and family prosperity. When placing the shrine, feng shui factors are usually considered, such as the location should be from the inside of the house to the outside, avoiding the bedroom, kitchen or toilet.

This Chinese cultural relic is a seated Buddha statue in a four sided shrine, made during the Northern Wei Dynasty and carved from sandstone. Unearthed in 1957 in Nanguoshui, Qin County, with severe weathering on the surface, it is collected by the Nanguoshui Stone Carving Museum in Qin County. A total of 4 niches were unearthed, each engraved with 4 Buddha statues.