Vasudevahindi (cultural history)
by A. P. Jamkhedkar | 1965 | 134,331 words
This essay is an English study of the Vasudevahindi reflecting cultural history and traditions of the life of people in ancient and medieval India during the 6th century. The Vasudevahindi is a romantic and religious tale divided into two parts. The first part is attributed to Sanghadasa (6th century A.D.) and explores the wanderings of Dhammilla a...
9. The apparel and requisites for Jain monks
The monk had to equip himself with the apparatus which was essential for his leading a religious life (dhammova karana) 4. Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa mentions that Migaddhaya at the time of his initiation was given a broom (rayaharana) a bowl (patta) and other accessories related to the 1. Vasudevahindi by Sanghadasa, 20. 3. Ibid., deciding 3. Ayariya had an ample authority while/the punishment of a guilty monk: Deo, S.B., Jaina Monastic Jurisprudence Pp. 47-48.
487 begging bawl (pattaniyoga) 1. A small piece of cloth (payakesariya) used to cleanse utensils, has also been referred to 2. A Jaina monk wore a white garment (seyambara3 or suddha civara) which covered the upper half of his body (suddhacivarocchanna puvvadehaddha) 4. This apparantly is the reference to the Svetambara school. During his tour the monk had to carry all the equipment on his person 5. Vasudevahindi by Dharmadasa is silent as regards the material equipment of a Jaina monk.