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VIII, 12, 2.
THE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS.
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intermediate cross seams', and the greater circles, and the lesser circles, and the turning in", and the lining of the turning in', and the collar piece", and the knee piece ?, and the elbow piece 8 And it shall be of torn pieces, roughly sewn together 10, suitable for a Samana, a thing which his enemies cannot covetal. I enjoin upon you, O Bhikkhus, the use of an under robe of torn pieces, and of an upper robe of torn pieces, and of a waist cloth of torn pieces 12
1 Addhakusi ti antarantara rassa-pattanam nâmam (B.).
• Mandalan ti pañka-khandika-kivarassa ekekasmim khande maha-mandalam (B.).
'Addhamandalan ti khuddaka-mandalam (B.).
• Vivattan ti mandalañ ka addha-mandalan ka ekato katvà sibbitam magghima-khandam (B.).
Anuvivallan ti tassa ubhosu passesu dve khandani. Athava vivaltassa ekekapassato dvinnam pi katunnam pi khandanam etam nåmam (B.).
Giveyyakan ti gîva-tihäne dalhi-karan-attham aññam suttam sibbitam agantuka-pattam (B.).
? Gangheyyakan ti gangha-papuna-tthâne tatth' eva samsibbita-paltam. Gîva-tthâne ka gangha-tthâne ka pattanam ev' etam nâman ti pi vadanti (B.).
& Bå hantan ti anuvivalrânam bahi ekekakhandam. Athava suppamânam kivaram pårupentena samharitâ bâhâya upari thapitâ ubho anto-bahi-mukha tillhanti. Tesam etam namam. Ayam eva hi nayo Maha-atthakathayam vutto ti (B.). This latter explanation from bâhâ seems evidently more correct than the other one from bahi; and we accordingly follow it.
• See the end of the last chapter.
10 Satta-lakha; in which compound the signification of satta is by no means clear. Buddhaghosa has no note upon it. Now it is curious that in chapter 21, below, it is laid down that the robe is to be sutta-lûkha, the meaning of which would fit this passage excellently. We have accordingly adopted that reading here.
11 Compare the similar expressions at Gâtaka 1, 8 and 9.
19 The general sense of this chapter is clear enough. As an Indian field, the common property of the village community, was
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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 |