The robes were stiff. “You should beat them with your hands.” At that time the monks wore robes consisting of a single piece of cloth, the color of ivory. People complained and criticized them, “They’re just like householders who indulge in worldly pleasures!” They told the Buddha. “You shouldn’t wear robes consisting of a single piece of cloth. If you do, you commit an offense of wrong conduct.”

15. The instruction on robes made of pieces