Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c9.s20.1

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As we have seen Pārśvanātha allowed an under and upper garment (santaruttara) for the ascetics.¹¹¹ A monk was allowed to wear three robes,¹¹² two linen (kṣaumika) under garments (omiacela) and one woolen (aurṇika) upper garment.¹¹³ The monks who could not go about naked were permitted to wear kaṭibandha (also called aggoyara) in order to cover their privities. This piece of cloth was four fingers broad and one hand long.¹¹⁴ Later on it was replaced by colapaṭṭaka. Like the Buddhists dyed garments were prohibited to the Jain monks as we have seen before. The Jain monks also were prohibited from wearing the garments with fringes (dasā). It is ordained that they should put on undivided garment in the country of Thūṇā, but its fringes must be removed.¹¹⁵