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。 |