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Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c16.34

Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c16.34

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v1.c16.34

1. paṃsukūlikaṅgaṃ = to wear robes made of rags collected from dust heaps of streets, cemeteries, etc.;
2. tecīvarikaṅgaṃ = to have not more than three robes, i.e. one each of saṅghāṭi, uttarāsaṅga and antaravāsaka and even for washing or colouring one must manage with these three only;
3. piṇḍapātikaṅgaṃ = to eat food collected by begging only from door to door, and avoid any of the fourteen kinds of food-offerings permitted in the Vinaya;² 4. *sapadānacārikaṅgaṃ* = to beg food from house to house consecutively and without any omission;¹