First off Buddhists include both lay people and Monks and Nuns. It is very similar to the Catholic Church in that manner. Buddhists Monks and Nuns dedicated their life to attaining enlightenment and service to others whereas lay people have jobs and families while practicing Buddhism. Therefore, when it comes to lay Buddhists, we were whatever we want as appropriate to the situation (work versus play, etc). Monks and Nuns typically wear robes.
When they are observing sil, a religious event in the Buddhist calendar.
Buddhist nuns (bhikkhunis) wear robes (civara). The robes have different names in different countries and different schools of Buddhism.
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You'll see Buddhists in any sort of clothing from saffron robes to Speedos. Buddhist business men wear clothing suitable for their local culture, Buddhist athletes wear sweats, and Buddhist Goths wear mostly black. If you visit your local temple you'll see that, aside from the leaders who may wear robes, the folks coming and going are representativ of your culture in age, sex, ethnicity and clothing.
they wear English Buddhist clothesAnswer:With the exception of some Buddhist priests, monks and lamas Buddhists wear the clothing typical of their country. Scots Buddhists might wear kilts, firefighting Buddhists raincoats and rubber boots, astronaut Buddhist would wear space suits, nudist Buddhists nothing at all.So in England they might wear anything from cricket uniforms to blue jeans and hoodies.
They can really wear anything. Monks usually wear orange,black, of white robes.
There is no special Buddhist clothing for lay people - child or adult. A Buddhist baby wears whatever is usual for the area in which it lives.
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It is honorable for a woman to wear headcoverings during worship, but it is dishonorable for men to wear them. This is why men remove their hats for prayer, even to this day. Not content to make his point only once, St. Paul reiterates himself a few verses later.
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Most Buddhists wear the normal clothes of their country, so in Japan most Buddhists wear suits, or jeans, t-shirts. Buddhist monks often wear simple clothes: In Sri Lanka monks wear orange. In Japan monks usually wear black kimono.
Buddhism believes in sexual equality.