Dictionary Definition :
Definition[1]
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The eight appurtenances of a monk - three garments, bowl, stool, filter, needle and thread, and chopper.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous
Definition[2]
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(術語)行事鈔上三曰:「善見云:佛度五比丘已,有三衣、缽盂、坐具、漉水袋、針線、斧子八事隨身。」
Source
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丁福保《佛學大辭典》