q: ascetics

[Swaminathan Madhuresan]

Dear Indologists,

A friend wants to know about quilt/woolen_blanket/rags-clad
ascetics/monks/rishis/nuns in old India. Are there any
material in Jain, Buddhist, Sanskrit sources? Do the
ascetics wearing rags figure in Buddha's legends?

Thanks,
S. Madhuresan


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