The Tale of the Robe and Its Consequences
"My robeclouth was a coarse one, eight cubits long, but this is a fine one, nine cubits long. this is not mine; it is yours. I don’t want it. Give me the same one I gave you." "Venerable, this cloth i
…to material possessions and the karmic repercussions, as he was reborn as a louse in the robe. Following his funeral, the monks decided to divide the robe among themselves, highlighting the transient nat…