On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c22.s20.8
On Yuan Chwang's Travels in India, 629–645 A.D. v2.c22.s20.8
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v2.c22.s20.8
As to the other statement in the passage before us, that it was in Avanda the Buddha gave permission to the bhikshus to wear double or padded garments, this also is not in the Buddhist scriptures. In the Vinaya we read of the Buddha experiencing great cold one night near Vaiśālī, and instituting in the morning the threefold dress of the professed disciple.³
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- Dharmaguptaka-vinaya — Classical Chinese
- Mahāsāṃghika-vinaya — Classical Chinese
- Vinayapiṭaka — Pāli