釋氏要覽 1.289

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1.289

The unstitched places on the panels of the three robes are called clear apertures. Some say they are like the sluices where water enters the field ridges. According to the Mūlasarvāstivāda Ekottarakarma, the Tripiṭaka Master [Yi]jing states: "The three robes in the western countries are all stitched completely closed; only in China are they left open without sewing. Carefully examining the Vinaya texts, there is truly no method of leaving them open."

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釋氏要覽 — Classical Chinese