Lzh Sarv Bi Pm Np 16Haste-Cloth
Pāli / Sanskrit:Accekacīvara
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The Accekacīvara Discourse (The Haste-Cloth Discourse)
Background
The Accekacīvara discourse is recorded in the Vinaya Piṭaka, specifically in the Bhikkhu Pātimokkha Nidāna, the regulations related to the clothing of bhikkhus. This is one of the disciplinary discourses of the Buddha intended to establish discipline and order of life in the monastic community.
The background for the arising of this discourse concerns a bhikkhu who sewed clothing hastily, improperly, or used unsuitable cloth to make a robe (civara). The Buddha, seeing that this action could lead to negative consequences in practice, established specific regulations on how his disciples should use and sew robes. This discourse is therefore part of the instructions intended to protect the purity and discipline of the Sangha.
Main Content
The Accekacīvara discourse focuses on the improper or irregular use of robes. The term “acceka” (อักเขก) means “hasty, roughly cut and pieced together,” while “cīvara” is the word for the robe or clothing of a bhikkhu.
According to the Vinaya Piṭaka, each bhikkhu must follow specific regulations concerning the number of robes permitted, the manner of sewing them, and the way they are used. This discourse sets forth the conditions and restrictions related to sewing robes hastily or not according to the prescribed procedure. The Buddha did not permit bhikkhus to make robes from unsuitable cloth or in an improper way, because such actions could lead to display, falseness, or violation of the spirit of the Path.
The specific regulations in this discourse include that robes must be made from pieces of cloth lawfully offered, must be cut and sewn according to standard dimensions, and must be handled solemnly and mindfully. Hasty or careless actions in this process are regarded as violations of the basic principles of the Pātimokkha Vinaya.
Practical Meaning
The Accekacīvara discourse has a profound meaning beyond merely regulating clothing. It reflects the Buddhist principle of carefulness, gradualness, and mindfulness in every action, however small.
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