釋氏要覽 2.98

2.98

律有二種。一竹蓋。二葉蓋。寄歸傳云。西域僧有持竹蓋。或持傘者。梁高僧惠韶。遇有請。則自携枝笠也。今僧戴竹笠。㯶笠乃竹蓋之遺製。但去柄爾。今又加油絹於上。即唐馬周。製在蓆㡌以禦雨故。効之也。

The Vinaya has two kinds: first, bamboo canopies; second, leaf canopies. The Record of the Western Seas says: 'The monks of the Western Regions carry bamboo canopies or carry umbrellas.' When the Liang eminent monk Huishao encountered invitations, he carried a branch hat himself. Today, the bamboo hats and coir hats worn by monks are surviving forms of the bamboo canopy, simply with the handle removed. Today, oiled silk is also applied on top, following the precedent of Ma Zhou of the Tang, who fashioned a mat hat to keep off the rain, which has since been imitated.