Editing Draped garment (section)

== History ==
Draping is a most ancient and widespread form of clothing. Many [[Roman art|visual arts of the Romans]] and Indian [[Sculpture in the Indian subcontinent|sculptures]], [[Terracotta|terracottas]], [[Cave painting|cave paintings]], and [[Wood carving|wood carvings]] (also shown in picture gallery) representing men and women show the same, unstitched clothes with various wrapping and draping styles. 

[[Uttariya]], and [[Antariya]] are few evident clothing items of draped garments from the [[Vedic period]]. [[Kasaya (clothing)|Kasaya]], another rectangular piece of the Buddhist robe, is a real example of the draped garment. Further evolved forms are Sari, and Odhni, etc.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Tripathi|first=Ratikanta|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-2AeAAAAMAAJ|title=Social and Religious Aspects in Bengal Inscriptions|date=1987|publisher=Firma KLM|isbn=|location=|pages=98|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Biswas|first=A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pG42DwAAQBAJ&dq=vedic+costumes&pg=PT14|title=Indian Costumes|date=2017-09-15|publisher=Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting|isbn=978-81-230-2564-3|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=The history of sari: The nine yard wonder - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/buzz/the-history-of-sari-the-nine-yard-wonder/articleshow/70277974.cms|access-date=2021-01-21|website=The Times of India|date=24 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kumar|first=Ritu|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qYK1AAAAIAAJ|title=Costumes and Textiles of Royal India|date=2006|publisher=Antique Collectors' Club|isbn=978-1-85149-509-2|location=|pages=14, 16|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Besancenot|first=Jean|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y9LfAAAAMAAJ|title=Costumes of Morocco|date=1990|publisher=Kegan Paul International|isbn=978-0-7103-0359-2|location=|pages=198|language=en}}</ref>

The [[Kasaya (clothing)|kāṣāya]], also called ''jiāshā'' ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 袈裟),  consists of three pieces, with the [[Kasaya (clothing)#Saṃghāti|saṃghāti]] as the most visible part of the buddhist attire. It is worn over the upper robe (''uttarāsaṅga''). [[Kasaya (clothing)#Uttarāsaṅga|Uttarāsaṅga]] is a robe covering the upper body<ref>{{Cite book|last=Monier-Williams|first=Sir Monier|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eRwwBQAAQBAJ|title=Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity|date=2014-11-06|publisher=New York: Macmillan And Co|language=en}}</ref> that comes over the undergarment, or ''antarvāsa''. The [[Kasaya (clothing)#Antarvāsa_(Antaravāsaka)|antarvāsa]] is the inner robe covering the lower body. The latter are covered with ''saṃghāti''.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Rienjang|first1=Wannaporn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JZf6DwAAQBAJ|title=The Global Connections of Gandhāran Art: Proceedings of the Third International Workshop of the Gandhāra Connections Project, University of Oxford, 18th-19th March, 2019|last2=Stewart|first2=Peter|date=2020-09-02|publisher=Classical Art Research Centre|isbn=978-1-78969-696-7|location=|pages=171|language=en}}</ref>