Lzh Dg Bu Pm Np 4Receiving Robe Cloth

Source Status

This item has been regenerated as an AI interpretation based on the supplied descriptive information: the code “Lzh Dg Bu Pm Np 4,” the Vietnamese title “Receiving Robe Cloth,” the English title “Receiving Robe Cloth,” the Pali title “Cīvarapaṭiggahana,” belonging to the Comparative Chinese Vinaya. There is no full source text in the data, and the ending of the old Vietnamese text was truncated. Therefore, here it is impossible to confirm the details of the rule, the narrative context, the persons involved, or how the Chinese text expresses each sentence. What can be said is only an interpretive orientation around the theme of receiving robe cloth within the scope of Sangha discipline.

Context

In the renunciant life, robes are not only objects for covering the body but also signs of a life of few wishes, contentment, and belonging to the community of practice. Receiving robe cloth is therefore not a simple private act, but is connected with deportment, the relationship between giver and receiver, and the purity of the life of the Sangha. When a renunciant receives an item, the important point does not lie in its material value, but in the state of mind that receives it: whether there is contentment, whether craving is generated, and whether transparency before the community is preserved.

Content That Can Be Determined From the Descriptive Information

From the title “Receiving Robe Cloth” and the Pali term “Cīvarapaṭiggahana,” it can be determined that the main topic is receiving cloth used for robes. The code “Np” indicates that this item belongs to a group of rules connected with possessions and the handling of requisites in monastic life, but the data does not provide enough data to state precisely the conditions for an offense, the method of confession, or the procedure for handling it. The truncated ending suggests that the old interpretation emphasized agreement and understanding between the giver and the receiver, as well as the danger of problems arising in the Sangha if receiving is not done in accordance with the Dharma.

Therefore, what can be safely interpreted is this: the rule guides renunciants toward carefulness when receiving robe cloth, so that the act of receiving an item does not become an opportunity to increase greed, partiality, or an attitude lacking respect toward the donor. In the Vinaya, a lawful item is judged not only by form, but also by circumstance, motivation, and its effect on communal life. If received out of genuine need, within appropriate limits, and with a contented mind, the item supports practice. If received with a mind of grasping, seeking, storing, or harming harmony, the same item can become an unwholesome cause.

Meaning for Practice

What is to be learned here is the attitude toward requisites. A practitioner does not deny bodily needs, but also does not let those needs lead the mind. Robe cloth is a means of preserving the body so that one may practice the path; it is not an object for adorning the ego. A renunciant who knows how to receive robes in accordance with the Dharma is one who knows how to place requisites in their proper position: when needed, use them; when enough, stop; when receiving, be grateful; when keeping, do not cling; when losing them, do not be disturbed.

For laypeople, this item also has practical value. In making offerings, the important point is not only handing over an object, but cultivating a pure mind, not binding the recipient with expectations, and not turning generosity into a transaction for fame and gain. Both receiver and giver need mindfulness: the giver maintains respect and does not seek repayment; the receiver maintains humility and does not give rise to possessiveness.

In modern life, this lesson can be extended to every form of receiving: money, gifts, support, praise, opportunities, and benefits. Without mindfulness, receiving easily turns the mind toward enjoyment or self-satisfaction. With mindfulness, receiving becomes part of an ethics of relationship, where both sides are protected from greed, pressure, and misunderstanding.

Comparative Note

This item cannot yet be compared with the full Chinese text or corresponding Vinaya versions, because the data contains no source text. This interpretation should not be regarded as a translation of scripture or Vinaya, nor should it be used to conclude specific legal details. When the full text is available, points such as the scope of “robe cloth,” the conditions of receiving, Vinaya terminology, and the handling within the Sangha must be checked again. The present version is intended only to restore a complete, dignified Vietnamese body without going beyond the data provided.