The moso-biwa was used for Buddhist rituals and it is said that blind priests used to chant sutras to an accompaniment of it, but there were some pieces of entertainment-type music, too.
盲僧琵琶は仏教儀式に用いられたもので、盲人の僧侶がこの琵琶の伴奏で経文を唱えていたとされるが、娯楽的な音楽もある。