Dear friends,

The Vivekavilāsa (8.275) mentions kṛtti as one of the characteristics of Buddhist monks:

kṛttiḥ kamaṇḍalur mauṇḍyaṃ cīraṃ pūrvāhṇabhojanam/

saṃgho raktāmbaratvaṃ ca śiśriye bauddhabhikṣubhiḥ//

kṛtti means "skin, hide" and other such things. Does this make sense in connection with a Buddhist monk? Any help or explanation will be appreciated.

Johannes Bronkhorst