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What clothes will a monk wear after he dies?

According to the teachings of Buddhism, monks no longer wear secular clothes after death, but wear a special cassock, which is a special gift given to monks by people who have become attached. The cassock consists of three pieces of cloth: coat, skirt and outer cassock. The coat is the inner layer, just like the inner lining, worn on the body closest to the skin; The skirt is the middle layer and main body of the whole cassock; The outer cassock is the outer layer, covering the body and sometimes wearing a belt.

When monks die, they usually put their bodies on special burial beds and put on cassocks, which are usually provided by temples or monasteries. After the death of a monk, the funeral will be held in a Buddhist temple, and the temple will send the monk in charge of the funeral to perform corresponding ceremonies and appearances for the monk, including wearing cassock.

In a word, according to Buddhist tradition, monks wear robes instead of secular clothes after death. This symbolizes that they have broken away from the shackles of the world and moved towards a state of liberation and liberation.