noue　衲衣

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Also 納衣, shinnoue 刺納衣 or 刺衲衣, nougesa 衲袈裟, nou 衲. 1　A Buddhist priest's vestment. Originally the same as *kesa 袈裟, noue refers to any robe worn by a priest or found in Buddhist statuary. 2　An outer robe worn by a Buddhist priest, and found on *nyorai 如来 statues. The noue is draped round the body either covering both shoulders *tsuuken 通肩 or leaving the right shoulder exposed *hentan uken 偏袒右肩. The noue was traditionally made from a patchwork of rags and discarded laymens' clothes. See *funzoue 糞掃衣. However, in Japan, elaborate formal versions were made. Although Buddhist law forbids the wearing of primary colours (red, yellow, blue, black and white; goseishoku 五正色 / five primary colours), this was permitted when the fabrics were cut and combined in a patchwork. A robe made from five different coloured fabrics is called gonoue 五衲衣 and one made from many different coloured fabrics, hyakunoue 百衲衣.

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