San Mg Bu Pm Np 12A New Blanket Should Have Mixed Colors
Pāli / Sanskrit:Dvebhāga
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The Scripture on the Two-Colored Robe - Dvebhāga
Background
This scripture has its origin in the Vinaya Piṭaka of the Theravāda tradition, specifically in the Pātimokkha section within the Bhikkhunī Vibhaṅga, the explanation of discipline for female bhikkhus. This is part of the Vinaya Piṭaka, a collection of principles and disciplinary regulations for bhikkhunīs in the Sangha community.
In the early period of Buddhism, while the Buddha was still living, bhikkhunīs were permitted to wear robes (cīvara) made from recycled pieces of cloth sewn together from cloth sets of various colors. The rules concerning clothing were not merely administrative regulations, but also reflected the essential principle of simplicity, respect for resources, and not falling into a sorrowful disposition or materialism in practice.
The Dvebhāga scripture, with the title “Two-Colored Robe,” records a specific regulation concerning the sewing of robes from pieces of cloth of different colors. This is not a profound doctrinal scripture, but a standard of daily disciplinary practice, regarded as an important part of the Vinaya tradition of Theravāda Buddhism.
Main Content
The scripture prescribes that a new robe for a bhikkhunī should be sewn from pieces of cloth of at least two different colors. This is intended to prevent the robe from being too luxurious or too aesthetically perfect, thereby guarding against attachment to outward beauty and pride. Sewing pieces of cloth of different colors together creates clear seams, making the clothing simple and not inspiring commerce or unnecessary attention from others.
This regulation is also practical: in the first centuries of Buddhism, bhikkhunīs often received cloth from householders who provided it. Instead of discarding pieces of cloth of different colors or with defects, female monastics should make full use of them by sewing them together into robes. This is the identity of the spirit of reasonable management of property (sanyama) and non-wastefulness.
This scripture also implicitly teaches that the clothing of a practitioner should reflect the renunciation of unnecessary things.
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