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MAHÂVAGGA.
VIII, 1, 35.
many suits of cloth, and of many hundred suits of cloth, and of many thousand suits of cloth, and of many hundred thousand suits of cloth. Lord, may the Blessed One accept from me this suit of Siveyyaka cloth, and may he allow to the fraternity of Bhikkhus to wear lay robes 1.'
The Blessed One accepted the suit of Siveyyaka cloth. And the Blessed One taught, incited, animated, and gladdened Givaka Komârabhakka by religious discourse. And Givaka Komârabhakka, having been taught, incited, animated, and gladdened by the Blessed One by religious discourse, rose from his seat, respectfully saluted the Blessed One, passed round him with his right side towards him, and went away.
35. And the Blessed One, after having delivered a religious discourse in consequence of that, thus addressed the Bhikkhus:
'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to wear lay robes. He who likes may wear pamsukala robes; he who likcs may accept lay robes. Whether you are pleased with the one or with the other sort of robes, I approve it.'
Now the people at Râgagaha heard, 'The Blessed One has allowed the Bhikkhus to wear lay robes.' Then those people became glad and delighted (because they thought), 'Now we will bestow gifts (on the Bhikkhus) and acquire merit by good works,
i Gahapatikivara may be translated also, as Buddhaghosa explains it,' a robe presented by lay people.'
* Itarîtara ('the one or the other ') clearly refers to the two sorts of robes mentioned before, not, as Childers (s.v. itaritaro) understands it, to whether the robes are good or bad. Compare also chap. 3, § 2.
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |