Lzh Mu Bu Pm Pc 26Giving Robes
Pāli / Sanskrit:Cīvaradāna
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SŪTRA ON GIVING ROBES
Cīvaradāna — Lzh Mu Bu Pm Pc 26
Background
The Sūtra on Giving Robes is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda tradition. The Vinaya Piṭaka, though bearing the name "Discipline," is not a collection of rigid prohibitions; it is a body of living teachings transmitted by the Buddha for the purpose of establishing a harmonious, disciplined, and mutually beneficial community of monastics (Sangha).
The monastic robe (cīvara), or deep-saffron robe, is not merely an ordinary garment. It is a symbol of renunciation, of the resolve to abandon worldly life in pursuit of the path to liberation from suffering. The giving of robes carries profound significance in terms of the Dharma and of ethics.
This sūtra was taught by the Buddha so that the community of the faithful might clearly understand the proper way to offer robes to monastics, thereby accumulating merit and deepening their own practice of the mind.
Main Content
In the Vinaya Piṭaka, the Cīvaradāna makes clear that the offering of robes to bhikkhus and bhikkhunis is an act of compassion, expressing reverence for the Three Jewels — the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. The giving of robes carries the significance of providing the necessary requisites so that monastics may have the conditions to focus entirely on their practice, without concern for basic sustenance.
The sūtra teaches regard for the robe within the monastic community. The robe is not a symbol of luxury or pride, but a sign of the resolve to uphold the precepts and to cultivate the path. A monastic who receives a robe is to care for it diligently, wearing it with the mindful awareness that it represents the support of a community of faithful supporters.
This act of offering brings benefit not only to the recipient, but also to the giver.
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