[168] Now at that time a certain bhikkhu, having become naked, approached the Blessed One; having approached, he said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, the Blessed One in many ways speaks in praise of one of few wishes, of one who is content, of effacement, of scrupulousness, of what inspires confidence, of non-accumulation, of the arousing of energy. This nakedness, venerable sir, conduces in many ways to fewness of wishes, to contentment, to effacement, to scrupulousness, to inspiring confidence, to non-accumulation, to the arousing of energy. It would be good, venerable sir, if the Blessed One would allow nakedness for bhikkhus."
The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked him: "It is not fitting, foolish man (moghapurisa) … How can you, foolish man, take up nakedness, an observance of the sectarians (titthiya)? This, foolish man, is not for the gaining of confidence by those without confidence …" Having rebuked him and given a talk on the Dhamma, he addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus, nakedness, an observance of the sectarians, is not to be taken up. Whoever should take it up commits a grave offense (thullaccaya)."
Now at that time a certain bhikkhu, having dressed in a garment of kusa grass … having dressed in a garment of bark … having dressed in a garment of wooden strips (phalakacīra) … having dressed in a blanket of human hair … having dressed in a blanket of animal-tail hair … having dressed in a garment of owls' wings … having dressed in an antelope-hide cloak (ajinakkhipa), approached the Blessed One; having approached, he said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, the Blessed One in many ways speaks in praise of one of few wishes, of one who is content, of effacement, of scrupulousness, of what inspires confidence, of non-accumulation, of the arousing of energy. This antelope-hide cloak, venerable sir, conduces in many ways to fewness of wishes, to contentment, to effacement, to scrupulousness, to inspiring confidence, to non-accumulation, to the arousing of energy. It would be good, venerable sir, if the Blessed One would allow the antelope-hide cloak for bhikkhus."
The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked him: "It is not fitting, foolish man … How can you, foolish man, wear an antelope-hide cloak, the emblem of the sectarians? This, foolish man, is not for the gaining of confidence by those without confidence …" Having rebuked him and given a talk on the Dhamma, he addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus, an antelope-hide cloak, the emblem of the sectarians, is not to be worn. Whoever should wear it commits a grave offense (thullaccaya)."
Now at that time a certain bhikkhu, having dressed in a garment made of akka-plant stalks (akkanāla) … having dressed in a garment of bark-fibre cloth (potthaka), approached the Blessed One; having approached, he said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, the Blessed One in many ways speaks in praise of one of few wishes, of one who is content, of effacement, of scrupulousness, of what inspires confidence, of non-accumulation, of the arousing of energy. This bark-fibre cloth, venerable sir, conduces in many ways to fewness of wishes, to contentment, to effacement, to scrupulousness, to inspiring confidence, to non-accumulation, to the arousing of energy. It would be good, venerable sir, if the Blessed One would allow bark-fibre cloth for bhikkhus."
The Buddha, the Blessed One, rebuked him: "It is not fitting, foolish man … How can you, foolish man, dress in bark-fibre cloth? This, foolish man, is not for the gaining of confidence by those without confidence …" Having rebuked him and given a talk on the Dhamma, he addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus, bark-fibre cloth is not to be worn. Whoever should wear it commits an offense of wrongdoing (dukkaṭa)."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.