Why are robes robbed with lots of cloth?VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.

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Y Ca sa or "Phuoc Dien Y", which means garments with patches reminiscent of the fields that make each piece of rice that Buddhists donated to the monks for food to feed themselves. to practice spiritually.

Buddhist monks are ordained as homeless, without families and no longer own any valuable property. From the earliest days of Buddhism, they had to pick up every piece of rags or clothes that people discarded, bring them back to wash and sew them into clothes. Then, they dipped in colored water made from bark to dye into a color. Usually fair or golden brown.

 one book is that the teachers at that time often sewed and dyed themselves in water made from mangosteen bark, so it also gave him a rich brown color.

Buddhist monks are ordained as homeless, without families and no longer own any valuable property. From the earliest days of Buddhism, they had to pick up every piece of rags or clothes that people discarded, bring them back to wash and sew them into clothes.

But the light or dark of the robes unrelated or show anything about the solemnity or rank of the monks all, including during the Buddha and today. Mr. Ananda, the cousin and attendant of the Buddha, cut the robes of the robes according to the Buddha's will. Square or rectangular pieces of cloth sewn into clothes showing the pieces of rice paddies in the kingdom of Ma-master-da (Magadha). The Buddha agreed with this design and meaning, so this robin became the norm among monks.

For this reason, people often call him saffron "Phuoc Dien Y", which means garments made with patches reminiscent of the fields that make each piece of rice that Buddhists donated to them. monks have to feed themselves to practice spiritually.

The reason the Buddha invented this robotic robes is, firstly, to distinguish monk's robes from those of lay Buddhists. The second is to make no one greedy steal and no one is afraid of losing his medicine.

Later on, a little difference in color, for example, in Thailand, monks wearing darker yellow robes were usually those who practiced meditation in the forest, typically monks who practice meditation. by the Zen master Ajahn Chah. In Southern Vietnam, Theravada Buddhist monks often wore robes of a slightly darker color.

The formal attire of the Mahayana monks seems brighter, even reddish like in East Asian countries. And later he of the Mahayana Buddhists was fortunate to cover both sides of the monk's shoulder rather than leaving one shoulder like that of Theravada Buddhists.

The reason the Buddha invented this robotic robes is, firstly, to distinguish monk's robes from those of lay Buddhists. The second is to make no one greedy steal and no one is afraid of losing his medicine. (In the time of Buddha 2,600 years ago, many people still stole clothes to wear or sell.) END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.28/12/2019.