Shaving of hair symbolizes non-attachment. I don't.
no,they need to follow the principles of Jainism. They rather partice a ritual called "Kesha Lochan" meaning pulling hairs by hands.
If you want to be a nun living in a monastery, yes. Otherwise you do not have to shave your head. Following the teaching is more important.
No. They do not shave their underarms, etc.
Generally, yes. Both monks and nuns cut their hair very short, tho the Tibetan Mindrolling lineage may or may not shave their heads.
Not all Chinese men shave their heads. Buddhist monks shave their heads in obedience to Buddha's teachings.
It is not Buddhist teachers that shave their heads, its Buddhists Monks and Nuns, some of whom also teach.
Some Buddhist monks shave their heads. This is the stereotype Buddhist hairdo. Most Buddhists are not monks and wear their hair like anyone else in their local culture.
Buddhist monks do wear special clothing - orange or red robes and shave their heads. Search 'Buddhist Monks' into Google Images.
Both Monks and Nuns take vows of celebacy.. Japan decreed in 1872 that all Buddhist monks in Japan should be free to "eat meat, take wives and shave their heads" as they chose.. (FROM WIKI ANSWERS -BY VICHEKALAY)
Monks and nuns shave their heads to remind themselves that the bodies they inhabit in this life are uninportant. It is also a way to make all monks and all nuns look alike so they won't be distracted by vanity.
No. Monks and nuns shave their heads for several reasons. One is that in many cultures one's hair is thought to be a sign of beauty, and caring for it can be an expression of vanity, of desire to be beautiful.
Most Buddhist monks do shave their heads as a symbol of renunciation and detachment from worldly desires. Shaving the head also represents simplicity and humility. Additionally, it is a practical way to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in the monastic lifestyle.
To be rid of vanity and pride. Hair symbolizes these things and also symbolizes worldliness, so the Buddhist shaves the head. Really it is only necessary to cut off all hair, not necessarily to shave the head.
They aren't. Most of the Buddhists you pass everyday in the street look like everyone else - hair, glasses, T-shirts, comb overs - only in cheap movies relying on stereotypes and in pictures of lamasaries do you see primarily bald Buddhists.
They only shave your heads if your a Shaolin Kung Fu Monk.
In many religious traditions, shaving one's head was a ritual that showed humility as well as submission to the deity. While no longer as common in western religions as it once was, monks in several of the eastern traditions (such as Buddhism) still shave their head.