My body dressed with the robe of the field of happiness
Calmly, I possess the Universe
I stay or leave as it wishes
a pure breeze blows the white clouds
Calmly, I possess the Universe
I stay or leave as it wishes
a pure breeze blows the white clouds
Daichi Zenji
This is wonderful, Pierre...Thankyou!
ReplyDeleteDear Nickm,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your patience and appreciation. I hope that you get all the information you need to start sewing your own kesa. Please, don't be afraid of making mistakes...
Dear Bubbha,
ReplyDeleteIn Shobogenzo Kesa-Kudoku (book 1, p.139-140, Cross-Nishijima translation) , Dogen writes:
" There is the robe of separate stripes (katsu-setsu-e), the robe of added stripes (zeccho-e), the robe of pleated stripes (shoyo-e) and the single -sheet robe (man-e)(...)".
The first one (katsu-setsu-e) is the one we are now looking at, it means : "divided and cut robe". You take the same fabric, cut it into different segments and pieces, sew them back together according to a precise pattern. And eventually, add borders and ties.
The one on the picture is a Funzoe (a robe of dirty rags) made of segments of different fabric, with a single backing and yo (stripes) applied on them following the pattern of the first robe. It is a more "advanced" robe for it requires a lot of time and skill. We are now looking at the fundamentals of kesa sewing. later on, I shall explain how to sew a seven stripes robe and a funzo-e kesa.
Thank you so much for your question Bubbha.
Buddha bless Bubbha
Pierre