The robes of Buddhist monks and nuns are always some shade of red, yellow, orange, purple or brown. Householders can wear any color. There is no distinction of color regarding sex (male or female).
Buddhist civilians can wear whatever they want but monks are encouraged to were red or orange robes due to the fact Buddhists are supposed to live a simple life.
In the UK some Buddhists do wear poppies.
Feb 3rd 2012 is a call to wear red clothes to bring attention to female heart disease
In general lay Buddhists and Christians wear the same or similar clothes whereas ordained Buddhist and Christians wear different clothes.
No,they don't.
For lay Buddhists, like myself, I wear normal everyday clothes. Buddhists Monks and Nuns wear robes that are traditional to the lineage they belong to.
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.
Many Mahayana Buddhists wear colourful yet simple robes. These are quite impractical but they depict their dedication to the Buddhist religion. Mainly monks wear these robes, but some very religious Buddhists wear the robes without being monks. The colours of the robes depend on their status in monk society.
Not all Buddhists wear red and yellow robes, in the same way that all Christians do not dress in black with white Roman collars like priests or wear habits like nuns. The robes are reseved for the lamas, monks and nuns. The average Buddhist lay person fits in well with the culture he lives in - jeans in the USA etc.
Householders can wear casual clothes. Monks and nuns, however, are expected to wear robes.
Special clothing is worn by some Buddhists. Monks and nuns wear robes. Some householders elect to wear special clothing as well.
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.