裟 character

It is the final character in the Buddhist robe term 袈裟. The word names a Buddhist monk's robe; 裟 is not the usual standalone word for the garment. The term is linked to “impure dye,” an old description of the robe's color. Monastic robes began as cloth scraps sewn into panels, then developed into formal religious dress in China and Japan; Japanese also writes the robe term 袈裟. By the Eastern Jin, Ge Hong's 字苑, a Chinese character dictionary, recorded 袈裟 in place of older forms containing 毛, the character for “hair,” including 㲚.