衣

Clothes, especially a monk's robes which are of two kinds, the compulsory three garments of five, seven, or nine pieces; and the permissive clothing for the manual work of the monastery, etc. The 三衣 or three garments are

(1) 安陀會衣 (sa) antarvāsas, an inner garment; the five-piece 袈裟 cassock;

(2) 鬱多羅僧衣 (sa) uttarāsaṇga, outer garment, the seven-piece cassock;

(3) 僧伽梨衣 (sa) saṁghāti, assembly cassock of from nine to twenty-five pieces. The permissive clothing is of ten kinds.