Monks shaved heads
Tonsure is the practice of cutting or shaving some or all of the hair on the scalp, as a sign of Current usage more generally refers to cutting or shaving for monks, devotees, or mystics of any religion as a . The Roman: this consisted of shaving only the top of the head, so as to allow the hair to grow in the form of a crown.
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Here's a question that comes up from time to time -- why do Buddhist nuns and monks shave their heads? We can speculate that perhaps.
Description:The Lord Buddha gave this reflection about why a monk wears a robe: The practice may relate to ancient rites in which people in various cultures offered their hair as a religious sacrifice. Is this in the Vinaya and why is it so? These men, who became known as monk, lived apart from other people and developed distinctive modes of dress and appearance.
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