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[News]Shaving the Head & Eyebrows at Buddhist Funerals
« on: September 11, 2013, 01:01:12 AM »
Shaving the Head & Eyebrows at Buddhist Funerals

In Buddhism, shaving the head and eyebrows signifies a renunciation of worldly desire. While Buddhist monks keep their head and sometimes their eyebrows shaved for life as a symbol of their priestly status, head shaving also takes place during Buddhist ...
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Re: [News]Shaving the Head & Eyebrows at Buddhist Funerals
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2013, 06:11:38 AM »
Not all buddhists do this in my tradition of Buddhism there is no obligation to shVe your head or browsat any time
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