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VIII, 13, 1.
TIIE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS.
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I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, that you dip (the cloth) into water (in order to remove the excessive dye).'
At that time the cloth became rough. They told this thing to the Blessed One.
I prescribe, O Bhikkhus, (that you smooth it by) beating it with your hands.'
At that time the Bhikkhus possessed akkhinnakal robes of yellowish colour like ivory. The people were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: '(The Bhikkhus dress) like those who still live in the pleasures of the world.'
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
You ought not, O Bhikkhus, to possess akkhinnaka robes. He who does, commits a dukkata offence.'
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1. Now when the Blessed One had remained at Râgagaha as long as he thought fit, he set forth on his journey towards Dakkhina-giri (the Southern Hills 2). And the Blessed One beheld how the Magadha rice fields were divided into short pieces,
1 That is, made of untorn cloth. See VIII, 21, 2.
? These are always mentioned in connection with Râgagaha (Mahâvagga I, 53; Kullavagga XI, 1-10), and are probably the name of the mountainous district immediately south of Râgagaha.
| Akkibaddhan (sic) ti katurassakedarakabaddham (B.). I have never seen a field divided 'ray-fashion,' which would apparently be the literal translation of the term, and it is difficult to see how the necessary water could be conducted from strip to strip of a field so divided. Buddhaghosa also, though his explanation is insufficient, evidently does not take akki in the ordinary sense (Rh. D.).
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| SR No. | 007684 |
| Book Title | Vinaya Texts |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2523 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 47 MB |