Ihai are created in some areas as a common practice; even in these cases, however, ihai, being used only for the record of a deceased person, do not have a special meaning such as an object where the souls of the dead reside as can be seen in other sects.
地域の慣習として作製する事もあるが、その場合は、故人の記録としての意味で、霊魂が宿る等の他宗のような特別な意味はない。