San Lo Bi Vb Pc 75Bathing Robes
Pāli / Sanskrit:Udakasāṭika
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Explanation of the Udakasāṭika Scripture (Bathing Robe)
Context
The Udakasāṭika scripture is found in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Pāli Canon, specifically in the Pāṭimokkha Sutta, the disciplinary rules. This is a regulation concerning the use of a bathing robe (udakasāṭika) by members of the Sangha, Buddhist monastics who train according to the Vinaya of the Theravāda tradition.
The context of this scripture arose from practical situations in the monastic life of the Sangha. When bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs practice in monasteries, they need to use cloth garments for daily activities, including bathing. The question of how to use, protect, and care for these requisites, especially items of a private character, needed to be clearly regulated in order to maintain discipline and reduce disputes.
The Buddha, with profound understanding of every aspect of practice, gave detailed guidance on how to use the bathing robe. This regulation is not a triviality, but a means of guiding bhikkhus and bhikkhunīs to live a free life, not bound by petty desires or disputes over possessions.
Main Content
The scripture stipulates that the use of the bathing robe, a small cloth used while bathing, must follow certain principles. Specifically, this bathing robe is not considered one of the three principal robes (tricīvara) that bhikkhus are permitted to possess according to the Vinaya.
The main regulation revolves around this issue: a bhikkhu may use a bathing robe made from cloth he has or has been given, but he must follow the basic principles. If a bhikkhu uses a bathing robe beyond appropriate limits or violates provisions concerning the proper acknowledgment of property, this may lead to violation of the Pāṭimokkha rules, the basic disciplinary code.
The scripture emphasizes that bhikkhus should act with a spirit of reducing wants, not desiring many private possessions.
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