Buddha taught how about clothes?

Another time, Bhagavan residing in Savatthi. Then the Venerable Nanda, cleverly covering the medical board, is smart, topical eye paint, bright bowls, go to Bhagavan; after arrival, Bhagavan bowed and sat down on one side. 

Bhagavan told Venerable Nanda as follows: 

Thus unworthy to him, the Nanda, is ridiculously good, because faith ordained, renounce family , bring the smart medical board, is clever, topical and bowls painted eyes shining. That deserved for him, the Nanda, is the good home, because faith ordained, renounce family life is not family, that is, living in the forest, living on alms, wear life and living algae powder expectations of desires. 

Preaching is finished, Bhagavan added: I look forward to seeing; Nanda live in the forest; dressed waving seaweed; live with the food; known to have been disposed of; expect no desire. 

Then Venerable Nanda, after a time become monks living in the forest, alms food to eat, clothes to wear waving algae, do not expect the desire. 

 

People often say: "The dress does not make the monk, but the convent indispensable shirt". Watch out, the shirt of cultivators very well to discuss the problem ...

For the Buddhist monk's robe and bowl very important gas law, is cherished with care like eye contact, and haunting as the Per brethren. Bhagavan at that time, he bowls of monks use surcharges depending on the coast, by offering homeowners, good and bad kinds. In addition, there are many monks pray wearing chalk algae, by glean pieces shroud corpses outside the cemetery or throw away damaged torn fabric where the landfill, then washed, dyed the color damage (no main color) and coalesce into y. 

However, the Exalted and now , some brethren are too focused on appearance, paint surface you bowl, the bowl covered with slippery y ... .As Venerable Nanda worked and Bhagavan was severely rebuked. Despite the fact that the brethren, didactic level "master of heaven and man" indispensable need dignified. However, the true solemnity is "non news solemn dignified, stately urban identity" (Diamond Sutra). True qualities of your brethren are mentally shine solemn dignity made ​​outside though forms only a beggar (mendicant) ordinary wear chalk algae. 

Thus, once introspective yet really finish dues to achieve pure, the xun xoe crown shirt outside in extent but no practical need. The Venerable Nanda after listening to the teachings of Bhagavan turned to chalk algae robes, alms life, except the desire affordable valuable lessons for posterity the Buddhist contemplation and imitation?END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGTHMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGTHFOLD PATH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.14/6/2015.