Dear Stephen,

The sa.nghaa.ti is usually worn over the left shoulder by a monk when he is "in
between houses". In Thailand, I remember we would then use a waistcloth to secure it
futher.

As such, "shoulder-piece" might be what the word you are looking for.

Sukhi

Piya

Stephen Hodge wrote:

> Can anybody improve on "waist-cloth" for sanghaa.tii ? It seems a bit
> misleading to me.
>
> Best wishes,
> Stephen Hodge
>
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