One of the three robes of a Buddhist monastic, which is worn on occasions such as almsbegging and the community’s formal meeting.

The outer robe put over the other garments. One of the three Dharma robes (chos gos gsum, tricīvara).

One of a Buddhist monk’s three robes

Name of the outer robe worn by fully ordained monks on formal occasions, including teachings and begging for alms, is fashioned of patches, their number indicative of the monastic order to which they belong‌. See, e.g., Zhang Yisun et al (1985): pp. 1594–95.

One of the three robes of a monk. This robe is a shawl with thirty-two patches, allowed for fully ordained monks.