Motif
ascetic patched-cloth discipline
ascetic_patched_cloth_discipline
A motif of the Mystical Quest and Interior Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
buddhist
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Vinaya Texts, Part II: The Mahavagga V-X, The Kullavagga I-III (Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 17) QO MAHAVAGGA. VI, 25, 2. / SEVENTH KHANDHAKA. / VIII, 12, 2. / VH, 3. THE KATIIINA CEREMONIES. T59; lines 9593-9792 confidence: high
Maha Kassapa's robe made from cast-off cloth becomes heavy; the passage records allowances for rough darning, removing unevenness, edge binding or braiding, and a technical response to undergarment ribbons giving way.
The passage treats cast-off, torn, and patched cloth as the expected basis for robes and prohibits wearing a set made entirely from untorn pieces.
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