一切經音義 59.18

59.18

袈裟 (The first character has the fanqie *jǔ-qū; the second has *suǒ-jiā. The Yunji gives the sound *jiā-shā. The characters originally took the wool radical, written in the two forms [(己*殳)/毛] and [渻-目+毛]; later, Ge Hong composed the Ziyuan and first changed them to take the clothing radical. Examining foreign lands, it is universally called kaṣāya, translated here as 'improper color'. Among various trees, if their bark, leaves, flowers, etc., do not make up the five flavors and are mixed to make food, they are called kaṣāya. When this substance is used to dye robes, its color is turbid red; thus in Sanskrit texts the 'turbid' of the five turbidities is also called kaṣāya. Most Indian bhikṣus use this color. Some call it 'dark robes' (緇衣), which was likely named when it was first translated upon seeing its turbid color. Furthermore, examining the Māyopama-samādhi-sūtra, it says: 'In the Jin language, it means undefiled.' In another sense, it is called 'robes free from dust'. Or it is called 'robes of emaciation'. Or it is called 'lotus robes'. Or it is called 'robes of mixed color'. These are all names established according to meaning. Tripiṭaka Master Paramārtha said: 'Kaṣāya translates here as blood-red robes.' He states that although foreign lands have five different schools, all use red. What is called blue-black or magnolia-color differs only in the spotting/marking).