Cīvaravicāraṇakathā
Cīvaravicāraṇakathāyaṃ ‘‘paṇḍito, bhikkhave, ānando, mahāpañño, bhikkhave, ānando. Yatra hi nāma mayā saṃkhittena bhāsitassa vitthārena atthaṃ ājānissati, kusimpi nāma karissati, aḍḍhakusimpi nāma karissati, maṇḍalampi nāma karissati, aḍḍhamaṇḍalampi nāma karissati, vivaṭṭampi nāma karissati, anuvivaṭṭampi nāma karissati, gīveyyakampi nāma karissati, jaṅgheyyakampi nāma karissati, bāhantampi nāma karissati, chinnakaṃ bhavissati, satthalūkhaṃ samaṇasāruppaṃ paccatthikānañca anabhicchita’’nti (mahāva. 345) vacanato ‘‘passasi tvaṃ, ānanda, magadhakhettaṃ acchibaddhaṃ pāḷibaddhaṃ mariyādabaddhaṃ siṅghāṭakabaddha’’nti bhagavato saṃkhittena vuttavacanaṃ sutvā āyasmā ānando bhagavato ajjhāsayānurūpaṃ sambahulānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ cīvaraṃ saṃvidahi. Tathā idānipi evarūpaṃ cīvaraṃ saṃvidahitabbaṃ.
Tattha ‘‘acchibaddhanti caturassakedārabaddhaṃ. Pāḷibaddhanti āyāmato ca vitthārato ca dīghamariyādabaddhaṃ. Mariyādabaddhanti antarantarā rassamariyādabaddhaṃ. Siṅghāṭakabaddhanti mariyādāya mariyādaṃ vinivijjhitvā gataṭṭhāne siṅghāṭakabaddhaṃ, catukkasaṇṭhānanti attho. Yatra hi nāmāti yo nāma. Kusimpi nāmātiādīsu kusīti āyāmato ca vitthārato ca anuvātādīnaṃ dīghapaṭṭānametaṃ adhivacanaṃ. Aḍḍhakusīti antarantarārassapaṭṭānaṃ nāmaṃ. Maṇḍalanti pañcakhaṇḍikassa cīvarassa ekekasmiṃ khaṇḍe mahāmaṇḍalaṃ. Aḍḍhamaṇḍalanti khuddakamaṇḍalaṃ. Vivaṭṭanti maṇḍalañca aḍḍhamaṇḍalañca ekato katvā sibbitaṃ majjhimakhaṇḍaṃ. Anuvivaṭṭanti tassa ubhosu passesu dve khaṇḍāni. Gīveyyakanti gīvāveṭhanaṭṭhāne daḷhīkaraṇatthaṃ aññasuttasaṃsibbitaṃ āgantukapaṭṭaṃ. Jaṅgheyyakanti jaṅghapāpuṇanaṭṭhāne tatheva saṃsibbitaṃ paṭṭaṃ. Gīvāṭṭhāne ca jaṅghaṭṭhāne ca paṭṭānametaṃ nāmanti. Bāhantanti anuvivaṭṭānaṃ bahi ekekaṃ khaṇḍaṃ. Iti pañcakhaṇḍikacīvarenetaṃ vicāritanti. Atha vā anuvivaṭṭanti vivaṭṭassa ekapassato dvinnaṃ ekapassato dvinnanti catunnampi khaṇḍānametaṃ nāmaṃ. Bāhantanti suppamāṇaṃ cīvaraṃ pārupantena saṃharitvā bāhāya upari ṭhapitā ubho antā bahimukhā tiṭṭhanti, tesaṃ etaṃ nāmaṃ. Ayameva hi nayo mahāaṭṭhakathāyaṃ vutto’’ti aṭṭhakathāyaṃ (mahāva. aṭṭha. 345) āgato.