It's about the monk

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In conclusion, there is almost no doubt that it is the Jodo Shinshu monks who grow their hair normally.

The Jodo Shinshu sect teaches that “Amida Nyorai saves ten sentient beings equally.” Since they are “equal,” it doesn't matter if they are monks or at home. So, there is basically no big difference in the way a monk lives at home. When you become a monk, you shave your hair once, but there is no obligation to keep shaving after that (you can shave, or you can just stretch it out).
People I don't know sometimes say, “I can't believe my hair is growing! Isn't it too corrupt!?” There are times when you think that, but it's based on sectarian teachings, so I hope you understand that point!

Yui

My name is Shakkeishin.

I was able to take a look.

Having hair is called having hair (hair).
Shaving your hair off is called shaving your hair (when).

Hair shaving represents becoming a monk (monk).

Being a monk means a break with the secular world (zoku seken).

It indicates a person who shaves off his hair, does not kill (mainly does not eat meat), does not have a wife (marriage), and lives a life of ascetic practice by adhering to the prescribed commandments.
Of these, carnivorous marriages have been recognized since the Meiji period.

On the other hand, I said that having hair is called having hair, but in the Jodo Shinshu sect, having hair represents foolishness (gutoku).

It is also said that before the Kamakura period, dumb baldness indicated a child's warabed head.
Ingrown hair that is not well maintained.

Originally, the serious figure of a monk has hair and is stupid and bald.

It can be said that she is always aware of my foolish self.
As Watanabe sensei said,
The characteristic of the Jodo Shinshu sect is that many figures have hair.

My ancestors are trying to learn from that.

Our ancestors were studying hard at Tendai from the age of 9 to 29.
Even now, there are still halls and places called the “place of Shinran Shonin's ascetic practices” on Mt. Hiei.

The records, and the contents of the handwritten books in particular, are beyond the ordinary, and they are also overwhelmed quantitatively.
However, in the wife's letter showing Shinran's ascetic period, it is said that she was encouraged by other ascetic practices rather than studying.

Even though he was a priest, he wrote that book
It's not hard to imagine exactly how much training it was, and I think it was probably encouraging.

When it comes to what the founder said,

It was the person who said, “That was bad.”

I did it, but here I am! Without being said, it is said in the book that “every line is difficult.”

They say they couldn't do anything, and that's why they look like this stupid hair growing out.
(I think I was more honest and encouraged than anyone else)

And hey, I heard that there is a Buddha who wishes to save those who can't do anything, called Amida, that Honen said.

Having hair shows that only foolish people like me are the target of salvation.

Also, it's a message that since I'm being saved, there's no reason you can't be saved.

There are many monks with hair in the Jodo Shinshu sect, but was it the Buyama school of the Shingon sect? Only one faction is allowed to store hair. I'm an outsider, so I don't know why.

However, there are cases of hair in other denominations as well. If the economic base of the temple is weak, and you cannot protect the temple with income from the monk's specialty, you may work part-time in a general job such as a civil servant. In that case, you may not shave due to workplace circumstances (skinhead prohibition or self-restraint).

Incidentally, it seems that during the time of the Buddha, it was a rule to shave at least once every 2 months before spreading 2 fingers wide or more (Sasaki Kan's “What is a monk” Okura Publishing). Surprisingly, the monk with short hair may have looked closer to the monk in the Buddha's time than the monk in the 0 mm photo.

Well, I'm a Zen monk, and I've also practiced Theravada in underdeveloped countries in Southeast Asia. As for my experience at that time, the quality of the razor was poor, and it just hurts, so I can't shave... I literally can't shave to the extent that it's incomparable to the T-shaped razor provided at the hotel.

In Zen training dojos, it is a rule to shave your hair every 4 or 9 days, that is, every 5 days. Compared to the time of the Buddha, it has become quite frequent, but this may be a custom made only because it was an area where production of high-quality cutlery was developed. We are really blessed with a society where you can apply chic shave guards, clean with Gillette's triple blade, wash it off in the shower, and apply Nivea cream.

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I hear that Shingon Buddhist monks from the Sengoku period in an area of Wakayama had hair, tied their hair back, and went to Tanegashima to buy guns. It was later destroyed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. It seems that there were troublesome times too. In the Sengoku period, a long war called the Onin War continued, and anarchy continued, so I think monk soldiers were formed at temples to protect themselves.

Also, during Buddhist funerals, etc., I think there is probably a uniform way to shave hair. This is to enter the world of Buddhism. Tokudo has the meaning of crossing over to the world of enlightenment.

By the way, there are many monks in my denomination who shave their hair, and the interesting thing is that their heads are slippery, but there are also people who have a lot of whiskers around their mouths and grow like people with hair. It feels like the top and bottom are reversed. There are quite a few women, such as nuns, who have hair. Shaving my hair is pretty difficult, and sometimes I'm bald and messy. Profile photos are growing. Recently, they are the shortest clippers, so I only cut them, but after all, shaving with a razor is required. At that time, I'll also use Nivea for finishing. (^o^)