續一切經音義 1.175

1.175

Armpit-covering vest (絡腋衣) (The first [character] has the fanqie láng + gè [luò]. The next character has the sound yì. According to the Vinaya of the Mūlasarvāstivāda, it is called saṃkakṣikā; formerly it was called sengqizhi (僧祇支); in Chinese it is called 'armpit-covering garment' (yǎnyèyī). Tripiṭaka Master [Yi]jing's Account of the Western Seas Sent Home says: 'The original design, fearing that sweat would soil the three robes, was first used to cover the right armpit and wind across onto the left shoulder, after which the kāṣāya was donned. Traditionally passing it down as a shoulder-cover is an error that has circulated for a long time.' In the sūtra text it is written as 掖, which is also interchangeably used).