Buddhist religious clothing

robe worn by fully-ordained Buddhist monks and nuns, pieced out of discarded clothing

thumb|alt=Headless photo of a man wearing an indigo wrapped-front kimono-like garment with trousers.|A being worn. The is the work clothing of Japanese Buddhist monks and nuns, worn when engaged in .

thumbnail|right|A Sōtō monk wearing his light-brown rakusu over his robes. A is a traditionally Japanese garment worn around the neck of Zen Buddhists who have taken the precepts. It can also signify Lay Ordination. It is made of 16 or more strips of cloth, sewn together into a brick-like pattern by the student during their period of preparation for their jukai or ordination ceremony.

thumb|250px|Relief depicting men wearing an antriya|antariya and an uttariya, 1st century CE. An uttariya () is a loose piece of upper body clothing with its origins in ancient India. It is a single piece of cloth that falls from the back of the neck to curl around both arms and could also drape the top half of the body. An uttariya is similar to a veil, a long scarf and shawl. The Vedas describe the garment to comprise various loose cloths worn for upper body such as , and , and , .

thumb|right|Indian dancer depicted with example of stanapatta worn across chest. thumb|Goddess Durga dipicted with stanapatta chest-band, 8th century. Stanapatta (Stanmasuka) was a loose wrap cloth for the upper body. It was a chest band used in ancient India. It was a simple upper garment of the females during the ancient time similar to the strophium or mamillare used by the Roman women. Stanapatta was a part of Poshaka (the women's attire). Kālidāsa mentions kurpasika, another form of breastband that is synonymized with uttarasanga and stanapatta by him. Innerwears for lower parts were cal