裟

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monk's sash

On-Yomi: サ

Koohii stories:

1) [mantixen] 28-7-2009(42): A monk's sash is a garment that has grains of sand in it from beachside meditations.

2) [kapalama] 16-11-2010(3): 袈裟 , 大袈裟な monk’s sash (#2701 裟)サ … Parts: 沙 grains of sand (#2296 沙), 衣 … Note: 袈裟 only compound for 袈 stole (#2700 袈)裟monk’s sash (#2701 裟) … Story: Like Grains of Sand through the hourglass measures time, a Monk's Sashay through the abbey can mark the time for the initiates. Each time through he removes another Garment, till he is a sky-clad monk. Well except for the Monk's Sash. That he keeps on.

3) [woelpad] 29-7-2008(3): The monk stashes grains of sand in his sash and hides it under his garment. Probably emptied the hourglass to hasten dinner time.

4) [Meconium] 25-2-2010(1): Monks hate going to the beach because their monk's sash is the perfect garment for trapping grains of sand, which irritate them as they walk home. They obviously can't just untie the sash and shake them out, because they aren't wearing anything underneath.

5) [blannk] 30-10-2009(1): Adrian Monk's sash got grains of sand in it. Before you could say Jack Robinson the only garments he was wearing were his top hat and scarf.

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