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This method arose from the uncut robe (māntiaoyi). The Daśabhāṇavāra-vinaya states: 'A monk dwelling in the wilderness is permitted to wear an uncut robe, but is not permitted to wear it when entering a village; he should patch paddy-field patterns onto the robe.' It also states: 'If a monk is poor and lacks robes, and cannot cut and piece [cloth], he should apply patches onto the robe, whether in five, seven, nine strips, or up to fifteen strips, and so forth.'