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| − | Shaving ([[ohārenta]]) is the removal of body hair by cutting it with a razor. | + | Shaving ([[ohārenta]]) is the removal of [[body]] [[hair]] by cutting it with a razor. |
| − | A secular work from ancient India, the [[Kāma Sūtra]], recommends that men trim their beards and moustaches every four days and shave their pubic area and armpits every ten days. | + | A {{Wiki|secular}} work from {{Wiki|ancient India}}, the [[Kāma Sūtra]], recommends that men trim their beards and moustaches every four days and shave their pubic area and armpits every ten days. |
| − | The Buddha required monks to shave their heads and faces, and nuns to shave their heads every two months or before the hair is two finger-breadths long. | + | The [[Buddha]] required [[monks]] to shave their heads and faces, and [[nuns]] to shave their heads every two months or before the [[hair]] is two finger-breadths long. |
| − | The main reason for this was to lessen the vanity that is usually connected with hair, and perhaps also for hygienic reasons. Those with no hair cannot get and thus do not have to kill head lice. | + | The main [[reason]] for this was to lessen the vanity that is usually connected with [[hair]], and perhaps also for hygienic [[reasons]]. Those with no [[hair]] cannot get and thus do not have to kill head lice. |
| − | Nuns were allowd to shave their armpits and pubic hair, which apparently all respectable women did at the time (Vin.IV,260). | + | [[Nuns]] were allowd to shave their armpits and pubic [[hair]], which apparently all respectable women did at the time (Vin.IV,260). |
| − | One of the eight basic requisites of monks and nuns is a razor ([[khura]]) and they were also allowed to have a case to put it in, a whet stone for sharpening it and a type of gum to prevent it from rusting (Vin.II,134). | + | One of the eight basic requisites of [[monks and nuns]] is a razor ([[khura]]) and they were also allowed to have a case to put it in, a whet stone for sharpening it and a type of gum to prevent it from rusting (Vin.II,134). |
| − | The brahmans used to disparage Buddhist monks by calling them ‘shaven menial | + | The [[brahmans]] used to disparage [[Buddhist monks]] by calling them ‘shaven menial [[monks]]’ ([[muṇḍakā samaṇakā ibbhā]], D.I,90). |
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Revision as of 04:19, 8 January 2016
Shaving (ohārenta) is the removal of body hair by cutting it with a razor.
A secular work from ancient India, the Kāma Sūtra, recommends that men trim their beards and moustaches every four days and shave their pubic area and armpits every ten days.
The Buddha required monks to shave their heads and faces, and nuns to shave their heads every two months or before the hair is two finger-breadths long.
The main reason for this was to lessen the vanity that is usually connected with hair, and perhaps also for hygienic reasons. Those with no hair cannot get and thus do not have to kill head lice.
Nuns were allowd to shave their armpits and pubic hair, which apparently all respectable women did at the time (Vin.IV,260).
One of the eight basic requisites of monks and nuns is a razor (khura) and they were also allowed to have a case to put it in, a whet stone for sharpening it and a type of gum to prevent it from rusting (Vin.II,134).
The brahmans used to disparage Buddhist monks by calling them ‘shaven menial monks’ (muṇḍakā samaṇakā ibbhā, D.I,90).
