robe and cotton
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also rakusu as a piece of material · kesa as a piece of cloth · roucho a bavlna CZ
Summary
From the first view the Buddhist robe makes us a Buddhist: it is a very sacred symbol. From the second view it is only cotton, a piece of material or cloth, so even very important things like the kesa are only pieces of cloth, and we keep our freedom to wear it or not.
Part of ↑ robe ↑ four views ↑ sacred and ordinary
Main theme
even very important things like the kesa are only pieces of cloth
1Freedom and the Teacher’s Character August 2011 — Dibbavana
Developed
I'm wearing the Buddhist robe, so from the first view I'm a Buddhist. From the second viewpoint, I'm only wearing cotton
2Genjo-koan 1: Four Viewpoints Summer 2002 — Genjo-koan
Mention
This makes me into a Buddhist now. It's some kind of symbol. But actually, it's nothing. It's a piece of material.
3Dogen’s Teaching as a Way of Living September 2013 — Banský Studenec