[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [釋氏要覽](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127) › 1.275 # 釋氏要覽 1.275 釋氏要覽 1.275 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [1.275](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.275) 舍利弗問經云。摩訶僧祇部。勤學眾經。宣講真義。以處本居中。應著黃色衣。曇無德部。通達理味。開導利益。表發殊勝。應著赤色衣。薩婆多部。博通敏達。以導法化。應著皂色衣。迦葉彌部。精勤勇猛。攝護眾生。應著木蘭衣。彌沙塞部。禪思入微。究暢幽密。應著青色衣（謹按四分律云上色衣不得畜。當壞作迦沙色。今曇無德部。即四分所宗自著赤衣。是南方正色。與諸部皆競違佛制。今試論之。以累見天竺來僧衣色證知皆似色也應是譯人以壞色難名。故托指青黃赤皂等）。 > The Śāriputraparipṛcchā Sūtra states: "The Mahāsāṃghika school diligently studies the scriptures and proclaims the true meaning; because they reside in the root and occupy the center, they should wear yellow robes. The Dharmaguptaka school thoroughly penetrates the flavor of principle, guides and benefits, and manifests excellence; they should wear red robes. The Sarvāstivāda school is extensively knowledgeable and acutely perceptive, guiding and transforming through the Dharma; they should wear black robes. The Kāśyapīya school is diligent and valiant, protecting sentient beings; they should wear magnolia-bark-colored robes. The Mahīśāsaka school has meditative contemplation entering into the subtle, investigating and communicating the profound and secret; they should wear blue-green robes" (respectfully observing that the Dharmaguptaka Vinaya states that robes of fine pure colors must not be kept, and must be spoiled into a kaṣāya color; now the Dharmaguptaka school, which is the source of the Four-Part Vinaya, itself wears red robes, which is the primary color of the south, and along with the various schools all overtly violate the Buddha's regulation. Let us now examine this: repeatedly seeing the robe colors of monks arriving from India confirms that they are all broken colors; it must be that the translators found broken colors difficult to name, and thus used names like blue-green, yellow, red, and black). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.274](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.274) - [Next: 1.276](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.276) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127~en-mt.1.275) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.35.13) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.275](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2127.1.275) · Pramāṇa