Reasons for not aligning the palms exactly include 'to make a clearer sound' and 'to avoid contact between the clean hand and the unclean hand', and also depend on religions and sects (e.g. Shintoism or Buddhism, court nobles or warrior households). ずらす理由としては、「音を良くする」他に「不浄の手と合わせない」「(神道と仏教or公家と武家などの)教派の違い」がある。 |