San Lo Bu Pm Np 4Receiving Robe Cloth
Pāli / Sanskrit:Cīvarapaṭiggahana
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The Cīvarapaṭiggahana Sutra — On Receiving Robes
Background
The Cīvarapaṭiggahana sutra belongs to the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda Buddhist tradition and is one of the important rules concerning the management of the Sangha’s property. The background arose from events that occurred in the community of bhikkhus while the Buddha was still alive. Monastics needed clear guidance on how to receive, use, and manage robes — one of the essential requisites in the celibate monastic life (along with food, shelter, and medicine).
The Vinaya Piṭaka is not only a set of behavioral rules, but the concrete expression of the ethical principles (sīla) taught by the Buddha. Receiving robes properly reflects the care and awareness of one gone forth, avoiding habits of greed or exploitation.
Main Content
The rule on receiving robes (cīvarapaṭiggahana) clearly regulates the lawful forms by which a bhikkhu or bhikkhunī may accept gifts of robe cloth from laypeople or from the Sangha. The sutra sets forth specific situations in which receiving is valid, as well as cases in which one should not or may not receive.
According to this rule, robes must be received with dignity and awareness. A bhikkhu should not greedily possess robe cloth beyond actual need; its purpose is only to protect the body from cold, sun, and shame. If there is anxiety or an impure wish in the mind when receiving, that monastic violates the spirit of the law.
The rule also mentions the giving of robes to bhikkhus. A layperson wishing to offer such a gift should do so with a reverent heart, not seeking any benefit from the bhikkhus. And bhikkhus, when receiving, must perform the standard act of acceptance — usually by speaking words of thanks or directly acknowledging the acceptance.
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