Lzh Mg Bu Pm Np 28Haste-Cloth
Pāli / Sanskrit:Accekacīvara
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Commentary on the Accekacīvara Sutta (The Sutta on Hastily Made Cloth)
Background
The Accekacīvara Sutta is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically within the Bhikkhunī Pātimokkha—the Pātimokkha rules for bhikkhunīs—which preserves the regulations governing the communal life and practice of female novices and bhikkhunīs. This sutta reflects specific situations that arose in the early monastic life, when the Buddha and his disciples were establishing the Sangha according to clear and equitable principles.
Within the Theravāda tradition, the Vinaya Piṭaka is not merely a collection of prohibitions and restrictions; rather, it is an expression of the Buddha's wisdom and compassion—each regulation arising from actual events, intended to protect the harmony and purity of the Sangha. The Accekacīvara Sutta concerns the matter of sewing and handling the civara, the basic robes worn by Buddhist monastics.
Principal Content
This sutta addresses the matter of sewing monastic robes in a hasty or careless manner. The term "acceka" (hasty, inattentive) combined with "cīvara" (monastic robe) points clearly to the situation: when bhikkhunīs sew robes with a mind clouded by ignorance or lack of concentration, or perform this work without adhering to the principles of purity and care.
In the Vinaya Piṭaka, the details concerning the handling of the civara carry profound significance. The monastic robe is not merely clothing worn to cover the body; it also symbolizes the humility, restraint, and simplicity of the practitioner's way of life. Sewing robes hastily may give rise to three problems: first, the robe will not be sturdy and will require further repair—which is contrary to the principle of economy and non-wastefulness; second, mental energy that is not focused during the work becomes an obstacle to concentration (samādhi); third, this may reflect a mind inclined toward convenience, wishing to finish quickly in order to return to other activities, which stands in contradiction to the spirit of wholehearted and dedicated practice.
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