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thumb|alt=Headless photo of a man wearing an indigo wrapped-front kimono-like garment with trousers.|A being worn. The is the work clothing of Japanese Buddhist monks and nuns, worn when engaged in .

== Features == Made from cotton or linen and traditionally dyed brown or indigo to distinguish them from formal vestments, are worn by monks of most Japanese Buddhist traditions performing labour duty such as temple maintenance and field work.