佛制比丘六物圖 1.44

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次、明正從者。大衣九品，本須割截。衣財不足，則開揲葉。二九則成十八種衣。猶不足者，聽七條為從衣。如是次第，開至縵衣（言縵者，無條相故）。三衣正從，各有二十四種。大衣：正有十八種（割、揲名九），從則有六（二七條，三五條，一縵衣）。七條：正衣有二（割、揲二也），從有二十二（大衣十八，五條三，縵衣一也）。五條：正衣有三（割、揲、襵也），從有二十一（大衣十八，七條二，縵衣一）。總計七十二品。縵通三用，然本是沙彌衣。《律》制：「沙彌著二縵衣，一當七條入眾，一當五條作務。」（衣相未正故，但云「當」。「當」字去呼。）

Next, explaining primary and secondary [robes]. The nine grades of the great robe originally had to be cut and pieced. If the robe cloth was insufficient, then patch-leaves were permitted. Twice nine makes eighteen kinds of robes. If it is still insufficient, the seven-strip robe is permitted as a secondary robe. In this sequential manner, permission is extended down to the plain robe (it is called "plain" because it lacks the appearance of strips). The primary and secondary forms of the three robes each have twenty-four kinds. For the great robe: there are eighteen primary kinds (cut and patched, nine each), and six secondary kinds (two seven-strip, three five-strip, and one plain robe). For the seven-strip robe: there are two primary robes (cut and patched), and twenty-two secondary robes (eighteen great robes, three five-strip, and one plain robe). For the five-strip robe: there are three primary robes (cut, patched, and folded), and twenty-one secondary robes (eighteen great robes, two seven-strip, and one plain robe). In total, there are seventy-two grades. The plain robe serves for all three uses, but it was originally the robe of a śrāmaṇera. The Vinaya prescribes: "A śrāmaṇera wears two plain robes: one to serve as a seven-strip robe when entering the assembly, and one to serve as a five-strip robe when doing chores." (Because the robe's form is not yet standard, it merely says "to serve as." The word "serve" is pronounced in the departing tone.)