勅修百丈清規 5.44

5.44

The Records of the Western Regions says: 'Nivāsana (sa is pronounced with the fanqie sang-ge) in the language of Tang is skirt (qun).' The old translations of various vinayas called it niepanseng or niwanseng, or translated it as undergarment, or called it chui garment (chui is pronounced chuan, meaning a round vessel for storing rice; it resembles a chui but has no lid; it is named so because it takes a circular shape).