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The character "裟" was created as a transliteration for the Sanskrit word "kāṣāya" in the context of Buddhist scripture translation, with its structure combining the phonetic component "沙" to approximate the sound and the semantic component "衣" to classify it as a type of garment. It has been used exclusively in the compound "袈裟" to refer to the Buddhist monk's robe since its adoption, without developing separate meanings or uses outside this specific term.