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Q: Why do monks shave the middle of their heads?
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Why do Chinese men have shaved heads?

Not all Chinese men shave their heads. Buddhist monks shave their heads in obedience to Buddha's teachings.


Do hindus cut their hair?

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.


Why do Buddhist teachers shave there head?

It is not Buddhist teachers that shave their heads, its Buddhists Monks and Nuns, some of whom also teach.


Do Buddhaist have special clothing?

Buddhist monks do wear special clothing - orange or red robes and shave their heads. Search 'Buddhist Monks' into Google Images.


Do monks meditate better when they are bald?

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.


Do Buddhist monks shave their bodies as well as their heads?

Shaving of hair symbolizes non-attachment. I don't.


How come Buddhists are sometimes bald?

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.


Did people in martial arts shave their heads?

They only shave your heads if your a Shaolin Kung Fu Monk.


Why did priests shave their heads?

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.


Is the Dalai Lama married?

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)


What is it called when monks shave the top of there head?

That is called the tonsure.


How do Japanese men apologize?

they shave their heads