Monday, October 15, 2007

Buddhist Rituals

One of the most commonly held rituals is that of the ordination into the sanga. Men and women who are at least twenty years of age, and who have decided that they want to leave their worldly station in order to fully dedicate their lives to the practice of Buddhism in the monastic setting, may apply to the temple of their choice. Once the temple is satisfied with the sincerity of their intention and their capability of following the monastic life, they will be ordained in a ceremony where their heads are shaved, they receive their robe, and they accept the ten precepts.
Source: Patterns of Religion

2 comments:

Grace said...

This is a very interesting practice or ritual. I think it really says a lot about the faith within the Buddhists themselves. Why do they shave their heads though?

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