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AN 5.182PTS AN 3.219Cīvara1 min read

Robes

Cīvarasutta

Different reasons why someone might wear rag robes.

Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato · Pāli: Mahāsaṅgīti Tipiṭaka · Public domain (CC0) via SuttaCentral

  • 0.1Aṅguttara Nikāya 5.182Numbered Discourses 5.182
  • 0.219. Araññavagga19. Wilderness Dwellers

0.3CīvarasuttaRobes

1.1“Pañcime, bhikkhave, paṁsukūlikā.“Mendicants, these five wear rag robes.1.2Katame pañca?What five?1.3Mandattā momūhattā paṁsukūliko hoti …pe… idamatthitaṁyeva nissāya paṁsukūliko hoti.One may wear rag robes because of stupidity … corrupt wishes … madness … because it is praised by the Buddhas … or for the sake of having few wishes …1.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca paṁsukūlikā”ti.These are the five who wear rag robes.”

1.5Dutiyaṁ.