San Lo Bu Pm Pc 89Robe Size

Source Status

This entry currently has only descriptive information and a truncated ending of the Vietnamese text. The data gives the number “San Lo Bu Pm Pc 89,” belonging to the Sectarian Canon · Comparative group, the Comparative Vinaya — Sanskrit collection, with the Vietnamese title “Kích Thước Y,” the English title “Robe Size,” and the Pali title recorded as “Sugatacīvara.” The data includes a source link, but the complete source text has not been included here and has not been directly compared within the scope of the available data. Therefore, this section is only an AI interpretation based on the descriptive information and the nuance of the truncated passage, not a translation of the original Vinaya text.

Context

In the Buddhist Vinaya tradition, the robe of a monastic is not simply something to cover the body. The robe signifies the life of renunciation, restraint, and acceptance of living within discipline. When a rule or comparative entry bears the theme “robe size,” the main point may be understood as the Vinaya’s concern for limits in requisites: the robe must be sufficient to serve its proper function, but must not become an ornament, a means of display, or a sign of an accumulating mind.

The truncated ending mentions the robe being made from suitable cloth, neither overly luxurious nor excessively shabby, and places the matter in the spirit of the middle way. However, caution is needed: that passage is existing interpretive prose, not evidence for the entire rule. From the descriptive information, the most certain point is only that this entry concerns the size of the robe, belongs to the Sanskrit comparative Vinaya section, and bears a Pali name related to “Sugatacīvara.”

Content That Can Be Determined from the Descriptive Information

It can be determined that the focus of the entry is monastic clothing, specifically the size of the robe. Because it belongs to the “Pc” group, the entry may be situated within a system of rules regulating the conduct and requisites of monastics, but the data does not provide the original clause, level of sanction, circumstances of the rule’s formulation, or specific measurements. Therefore, numbers, units of measurement, persons, or originating cases should not be stated if they are not in the data.

The title “Robe Size” shows that the concern is not color, method of wearing, or the origin of the cloth, but the limit concerning the dimensions of the robe. In the life of celibate discipline, a requisite that exceeds what is necessary can easily nourish the wish to surpass others; if it is too deficient or not suited to its function, it makes the body uneasy and obstructs the activities of practice. The spirit suggested by the ending is balance: using requisites sufficiently, with discipline, leaning neither toward indulgence nor toward extreme asceticism.

Meaning for Practice

For a monastic, disciplining the body through robes is also disciplining the mind. A robe of proper measure reminds the wearer to return to a basic question: do I use this thing to serve celibate discipline, or to strengthen the self? When clothing becomes an object of comparison, preference, criticism, or special desire, the mind has departed from the simple function of the requisite.

For lay followers, this entry also has contemplative meaning. Modern life often evaluates people through appearance, brands, novelty, and prominence. The spirit of “robe size” reminds us that all objects should be placed within the bounds of mindfulness. Knowing contentment does not mean being careless; simplicity does not mean lacking dignity. What accords with the Dharma is to use things with wakefulness, knowing their purpose, knowing their limits, and not allowing objects to pull the mind into craving.

Comparative Note

The data does not include the complete source text for comparing wording, context, or regulatory details. Phrases such as “suitable cloth,” “middle way,” and “self-discipline” in the ending should be understood as interpretive prose, not direct quotation. When a reliable source text or comparative version is available, the title, scope of the rule, Pali/Sanskrit terminology, and all details concerning measurements should be checked before this entry is used as official scholarly material.