Why do Buddhists wear robes?

Answer 1

Not all Buddhists wear yellow robes. Only monks and nuns.

Originally, monks would make their robes from scraps of cloth they found in trash heaps and cemeteries. They would then smear them with clay to make them an even color. Later, they were allowed to dye them any color that one would find in dying leaves, such as red, yellow, orange, brown or maroon. Still it is customary to refer to them as being yellow, even though they may not actually be yellow. Part of this is because in some languages, such as Sinhalese, the word which we translate as "yellow" refers to any shade of yellow or orange.

Answer 2

STATEMENTS FROM MONKS FROM A VIHARA NEAR Russia Yellow is the perfect color to wear whenever your spirits needs an uplift.

Yellow carries the same healing qualities associated with the sun. It offers warmth, optimism, and light. All shades of yellows and golds will cheer you up and help make you feel happier. Wearing yellow out into the world makes an affirmation statement.

http://healing.about.com/od/colortherapy/tp/color_wardrobe.htm

The yellow colour is a sign of auspiciousness and spirituality. It represents the ripening of the spring crops.

http://www.festivalsofindia.in/vasantpanchami/Celebration.asp

Shamanism is an ancient spiritual discipline. It has been around for thousands of years in many cultures and many times. Sometimes called "Spirit Medicine," Shamanism recognizes the interrelatedness of life...the interconnectedness of plants, animals, people, and Spirit.

For example, the primary color for the solar plexus chakra is yellow. Finding ways to incorporate yellow into your energy field will help to balance that chakra. So, the next time you feel depressed, try wearing yellow clothes or sitting in the sunshine.

http://www.yourhealingjourney.com/shamanichealing.html

The Human Aura & Color:

Yellow - Personality power, mental power, intellect

http://www.esolibris.com/articles/auras_chakras/aura_colour.php

Answer 3

Buddhist monks and nuns wear robes for much the same reason any monks and nuns do; to remind them that what is important is the inner life, rather than the outer trappings of life, like clothes. Robes also identify the wearer as a dedicated Dharma practitioner, so others will be less likely to tempt them to break their vows.

Answer 4

Many of the reasons for Buddhist monks to wear orange (or saffron, or red) robes are the same as some Jain Monks to be skyclad, Catholic cardinals to wear red, many Christian clergy to wear black, and evangelists to wear white- it is customary with a host of traditional and symbolic reasons.

Note that all Buddhists do not wear orange only the monks of some sects. Others dress as the rest of the people in their culture and the laity all dress as others in their culture

Answer 5

Note that all Buddhists do not wear orange only the monks of some sects. Others dress as the rest of the people in their culture and the laity all dress as others in their culture.

Answer 6

Because the Buddha felt that walking around without clothes was extreme. This sounds like a joke, but in India at the time (and even now) there were many religious men who walked around without clothes. The Buddha taught the Middle Way, in the middle between the life of luxury and the path of self-mortification. Robes were in the middle - they were not luxurious, but they were modest at the same time.

In addition, they were a way for people to recognize him as a spiritual person.

In the beginning, the Buddha sewed his robes together from scraps gathered from people's trash and graveyards. Later, he accepted pre-made robes from householders.

Answer 7

Lay Buddhists dress like any other people in their society and are not confined to any special colour.Some western Buddhist monks dress in normal clothing like any other North American or European. Traditional Buddhist monks wear robes as part of their order's "uniforms" these robes may be different colours depending on what was available as dyes when the orders were set up. Typical colours are:

• China: Bright yellow
  
• Japan and Korea: Black, brown, gray
  
• Tibet: Maroon or saffron
  
• Some Thedavara nuns: White or pink
  

The original reason for the colours may have become "explained" later as the need based explanation becomes forgotten.

Answer 8

The Buddhists monks usually dress in red, because it represents the colors of the leaves in autumn. This is a reminder that all things are impermanent, and there is no strong season.Ê

Answer 9

Buddhist Monks wear a brown robe because it's a tradition but not all monks wear brown robes some have yellow ones some have red ones some have gray ones.