分別功德論 4.35

4.35

The reason why Bhikṣu Nirbhaya was praised as supreme in wearing the five-patch robe is that this bhikṣu contemplated the body's foulness and leaks, its thirty-six substances, as having nothing worthy of greed or value; detesting and despising this body, he shielded himself with despised things. Or it is said: robes are divided into those that may be associated with and those that may not be associated with. Which may be associated with? Wearing bad robes makes one feel shame and self-reproach—these may be associated with; wearing fine robes makes one arrogant and self-important—these may not be associated with. Shabby robes assist practice, and for this reason he wore the five-patch robe. This bhikṣu was skilled at drawing analogies between the internal and external, and was therefore praised as foremost.