<chuckle>...growing your hair long will help with your spirituality.
Why do monks cut their hair?
- appicchato
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Re: Why do monks cut their hair?
Re: Why do monks cut their hair?
Image from a Dunhuang scroll of a new monk having his head shaved.
Rain soddens what is covered up,
It does not sodden what is open.
Therefore uncover what is covered
That the rain will not sodden it. Ud 5.5
It does not sodden what is open.
Therefore uncover what is covered
That the rain will not sodden it. Ud 5.5
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Re: Why do monks cut their hair?
Since Celibacy is a requirement being a Monk I guess it could have been to avoid unnecessary attraction happening due to the presence of hair.
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Re: Why do monks cut their hair?
And after one post, promptly disappeared ....?rilyreally wrote:Hey I'm actually very interested in this topic and I went through all the hassle to register an account just to post this.
Because otherwise, as ordained monks, it would give them a spiritual advantage over Cousin It..and that would be unfair....Apparently hair is an extension of ones nervous system and that growing your hair long will help with your spirituality? If that's the case why do monks shave their heads?
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mQi1FK5ZXsw/U ... sin-it.png
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Re: Why do monks cut their hair?
Welcome to the site!
Besides, I do not remember reading about Rapunzel in the Therigata.
That article looks fishy and very unscientific.rilyreally wrote:
Apparently hair is an extension of ones nervous system and that growing your hair long will help with your spirituality? If that's the case why do monks shave their heads?
http://www.rense.com/general95/hair.htm
Besides, I do not remember reading about Rapunzel in the Therigata.
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(Anything in Latin sounds profound.)
(Anything in Latin sounds profound.)
Re: Why do monks cut their hair?
I'll restart my yearlong meditation retreat on 15th June 2014, hence will not be here.
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- Anguttara Nikaya, 3.131, Paticchanna Sutta
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"Bhikkhus, there are these three things that shine when exposed, not when concealed. What three? (1) The moon. (2) The sun. (3) The Dhamma and discipline proclaimed by the Tathagata."
- Anguttara Nikaya, 3.131, Paticchanna Sutta
"Silence is the language of God; all else is poor translation."
– Rumi
Introduction: http://www.dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=20572