Robe

Buddhist garment (igiboso 威儀細) worn by Pure Land Sect (Jodo 浄土) practitioners of Buddhism. This one lacks a ring, otherwise it is very similar to rakusu ( 絡子) used by the Zen (禅) denomination. The garment is made up of stitched together fragments of cloth to represent the Buddha's robe which was made up of collected rags. The back is white so that the Dharma name of the student can be written on it when they are ordained. The garment is worn around the neck and has four straps. It is made of a bright green ribbed silk, embroidered with floral motives in salmon pink and brown.The crest consists of an Autumn Bellflower (gentiana scabra).