威い儀ぎ細ぼそ

noun

informal kasaya; informal Buddhist robe

A rare term for a simplified, informal kasaya (Buddhist robe) worn mainly by Pure Land Buddhist adherents. Not part of everyday vocabulary.

See also: 袈裟

• 浄じょう土ど宗しゅうの僧そう侶りょの中なかには、威い儀ぎ細ぼそと呼よばれる略りゃく式しきの袈け裟さを用もちいる者ものもいる。

  Among Pure Land Buddhist monks, some use a simplified kasaya called igiboso.