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Everyone wants to know why the Lord Buddha doesn't shave his head like other monks.
Hello from Channel Piw! I believe that almost everyone must have seen a picture of a monk or a Buddha from many different places, such as in Buddha statues or in books of Buddhist history. Many people have murals in various places. You might be wondering, like I do, why the monk? That's why the Buddha didn't shave his head like the statue. Others have a snail-shaped hairdo, and then there's something flame-like going up there.
Today, I went to find the answer and tell everyone. I have heard that the Buddha concluded and did it. What kind of hairstyle is that? Why doesn't he just shave his head like everyone else? If you are ready to listen to the story, it's both fun and informative, so let's listen.
Yes, first of all, before we go into the content of the video, we must understand a few things. First of all, let me tell you a little bit about this video clip. We are talking about the Buddha and his hairstyles. I believe there will be many words that require the use of royal vocabulary. But if I use all royal language, I believe that the words "different styles" and "hairstyles" might confuse many people because there are so many words like "shape" and "form."
So, in this video clip, I would like to ask permission to use language that is a bit easier to understand. The points may not have 100% correct royal vocabulary. Some points will use common language. The easiest way to understand is to say that I ask for forgiveness in advance; don't trust the level of the language in this video clip, okay?
Now that we're ready, let's get started. We are talking about the hairstyle of the Buddha. Let's take the style that we are most familiar with as Thai people, like the ones we see in Buddha statues that have a spiral shape. On top, there will be flames going up, or in some versions, it may not be flames but in the form of lotus flowers. The bud is on the head. I believe this hairstyle is the style that we are mostly familiar with.
However, most probably, many don't believe it is true that the Buddha is a real person. This is history from 2,500 years ago. I did my hair like this because it was impossible for people to have a hairstyle like this. This is the hairstyle that I'm talking about. This one is spiky, going up there; the official name is "flame radius," while the shape is like a lotus flower. This one above is a "gamala."
Both styles are not the real hairstyle of the Buddha, but they are the shapes of the Buddha images that have been made since the past. Sukhothai is around the 14th century or the 19th Buddhist century. To be honest, it might be older than that. It was built previously in the Dvaravati period or the era.
Which of these two formats? The words will be used interchangeably. It depends on the craftsmanship family at that time or the popularity at that time. For example, during the reign of King Rama IV, he did not like to have it made into a "Pua tum" flower because it looks like a button with a flame halo. Until the Buddha statues of that era became flameless.
Or is it that in some periods, it is popular to have flowers? The lotus bud is more because it represents the wisdom of Buddha. During that time, there will be lotus buds and lotus flowers. Nowadays, due to the more diverse we are, we will see the Buddha statues built in this era depending on who likes them.
What kind of hairstyle is the origin of the Buddha statues? It does not come from the hairstyle of the Buddha himself but comes from the inspiration of Thai craftsmen. In the life of the Buddha, there were many events that happened.
No matter what the previous episode, he will become enlightened when he stops doing things. After suffering, he went to sit under the banyan tree and eat. What about food? Your skin looks radiant. There was a female slave of Suchada walking around. Passing by, she saw that His Highness was emitting a halo from his body, leaving the head.
Then she went to tell Mrs. Suchada. Mrs. Suchada then came to offer rice and food. It was obvious from that moment that His Majesty had an aura radiating from his body. Or when he became enlightened, he was enjoying the bliss of liberation.
There is also a story about the Seven Great Places written in the history of the Buddha. He went to reside on the Ratana Throne in the west. Above the Bodhi tree, there were a thousand rays of light emitted from around his body in six different colors. This is the description of the Buddha in the Tripitaka.
Many points are the same, so the light radius or these rays of light became an inspiration for many artists. The Buddha statue was made with the hairstyle of the Buddha. This Buddha statue looks like the one we see these days, but if we assume that we cut a flame halo that looks superhuman or something?
As for cutting out the lotus flowers on the head, these two definitely don't look natural. And it definitely looks like it was inspired by art. If we stay here, we will be left with one image. If you look closely, you will see that no matter what the painting is, the life story of Buddha, including Buddha statues in Thailand or Buddha statues in foreign countries, their faces all look similar, except for their hairstyles.
It will be a hairstyle that is like a spiral hairdo. Both the head and the top have a view of, in simple terms, some kind of lump. This is the lump in the middle of my head, right? It will be a spiral shape throughout the Buddha image.
The question is, open it up on the Thai side, the Chinese side, and the Tibetan side. They also see it this way. This is the same in India; sometimes there is the same. Or is this the true hairstyle of a monk? Why didn't the Buddha shave his head? The monk's head is smooth like the other monks'.
It makes one wonder, why did the Buddha do his hair? Is this really the case? It can be divided into two things: There's something round here on top. As for my snail hair, let me start with the hair. This is the first spiral.
I must say that if you take it like a fairy tale, it will be like this. I believe in the Chinese, Tibetan, and Japanese sides. They have a legend that says this: Once upon a time, the Buddha practiced Dhamma in the middle. The sun is hot, and it turns out that the sunlight is very scorching for the animals.
In that area, I feel like they don't want to give to monks. The story of Buddha is similar to that of Phraya. The Naga coiled around the Naga to protect the Buddha. Get wet in the rain and then become a Naga Pong, for example. The same thing, the animals over there don't want it either.
Let the Buddha be exposed to the hot sun. Each one tries to find their own way. This one has all sorts of snails, I think. Wanting to help, he climbed up onto the monk's body. Buddha, then came and clung to the Buddha area. The head is to block the sun, so it is like that.
The origin of why the Buddha has such a hairstyle is this spiral snail. This is the explanation. It's a Chinese, Japanese, and Tibetan legend. Right, but actually, the explanation is just an explanation. Coming later is not like, oh, he went. Imagine seeing the Buddha with a snail clinging to him.
Then we can create a Buddha statue in that style. There was a Buddha statue like this before, so he... It's like making up a story to explain the reason.
If we really look at the Buddha statues that have this spiral shape, they have been around for a long time. More than that, it has been around since the 7th to the 10th Buddhist century. According to historical scholars, they say that Thai people are good at various arts.
Including other nations, they should also receive support. Inspired by Amaravati art, which is a way South India. The question is, why are South Indians creating the Buddha with that hairstyle? Did Buddha really have hair like that?
This one has also been explained by someone saying that he probably created it from the Tripitaka as well. Yes, the story of Mew is that one day the Buddha was discussing Dhamma with the monks at the Jetavana Monastery. No, I don't mean Wat Pho in Bangkok. There is only one Chetawan temple in India.
The talk about the 32 characteristics of a great man is like the Buddhas of the past had them. The 32 characteristics of a great man that the Buddha possesses are not only one Buddha. Anyone who hears it will be confused about the Buddha. What is the Buddha of the past?
The Buddha is not only one Buddha. It is a position while the person holds the position of monk. The current Buddha that we are familiar with, that is, the monk Kod, has never made another clip and separated it.
That Buddhists believe that the Buddha does not have only one of you, but no matter what, you will come back. Here, there is the concept of a great man, 32 characteristics, which the 32 characteristics of a man will tell you many things in the body.
The subtle body has a basic level such as: The back will be straight like a Brahma, which means sitting in a straight position. Right away, read this. Is this a great man's characteristic or what? Would you say that you have a crown or that your teeth are always smooth?
Kan is also one of the men with similar characteristics. But there will be some that are more elaborate. A little bit, for example, if you have 40 pieces of money, let's say a great man's characteristics must not be like that of an ordinary person. Must be more than an ordinary person, right?
If anyone has ever seen a Buddha statue with long ears, this is one of the characteristics of a great man. It's the same as anyone who has ever been to a temple and looked at the feet. The reclining Buddha's object is seen as having the shape of a wheel.
He is one of the great men who has the same characteristics as there must be a wheel shape on the foot, and there will be a joint. Peak Peak, which I ask permission not to translate, is open. Use the dictionary to find out what this word means, such as in point 10, which says "Phra Khui Ha."
This is hidden in something like a lid. Tell me in detail, tell me in detail about the whole thing and one. In there, it will be about hairstyles here. It's actually an interesting point to talk about.
It's a little bit like a point of Buddhism. It may be a little different from other religions because for other religions, if we look at the example of Jesus, one of the Trinity who came down to receive the image, the appearance is human.
So the specialness of Jesus is not about appearances, except for being a divinity or something else. While physical appearance is just a normal guy. While Buddhism is interpreted by scholars, it must be emphasized again that scholars interpret religion.
Buddhism believes in reincarnation as follows: That is, before you can be born as a Buddha, this requires the accumulation of merit and the cycle of death. Being born many times means that you must be a person who has a lot of charisma, so this reflects.
It comes out through the appearance of a great man. The 32 characteristics are not just internal like, is it possible for an intelligent person to achieve this or something? Even the outside looks like a great man.
The one who walks has a radius and a thousand rays of light like we talked about at the beginning of the clip, to the extent that when Makandiya's parents saw the Buddha, they knew that this person has good looks and characteristics.
Good, there are characteristics of a great man who wants to marry what kind of daughter is this? And to show, I see that the Buddha is not a person of this level. Ordinary but a person with more charisma than others.
So ordinary is the appearance of the Buddha. So the Buddha had to go beyond ordinary people. So it came out in the form of 32 extraordinary characteristics of a great man. This is also an explanation given by a scholar.
Academics analyze it, but whatever. This is not about us; it's interesting and about us and about the monk's hairstyle. The Buddha is a great man with the 13th and 14th characteristics.
The 13th characteristic is: A great man would have to have hair. Only one line per hole is normal. Humans, one pore can have many hairs growing in it. We know that, right? Or when the pores on our heads grow, when it comes out, it can grow into multiple strands of hair from one hole.
But if you are a great man, you have only one pore and one hair. As for point 14, it will say that there is hair. The one with the tip pointing up is green. It looks like a butterfly pea flower curled into a right-handed bud.
This is also a great man whose characteristics I must have. The coil must be black or something like that. This is where the inspiration came from. The same as for people in the Amaravati period or when they started making Buddha statues with curled hair.
This snail is created by imagination. The Buddha statue came out to give to the Buddha. This is the characteristic of my hair that has a spiral shape, so it was brought to use.
To the point where this thing has spread out. Everyone creates according to each other; many people create according to each other. I understand that I must be the Buddha. That means if we interpret it this way, it will go up.
It depends on whether you believe in the characteristics of a great man or do you believe that it is just a symbol? Or believe that the Buddha looks like this? The true characteristics of a great man are those who believe in the Buddha.
The Buddha has the appearance of a great man with all the characteristics. Actually, the straight fingers are really this long. The ears are really long, and the hair is really curled up like a snail. For those who believe that, it means yes.
The Buddha also had hair in a spiral shape as seen here in the Buddha statue. But for those who don't believe that and see it as a great characteristic, this is just a symbol.
Like the view, it is said that scholars interpreted it to show. If it comes out like that, we have to look deeper. Yes, what kind of hair does the Buddha have?
Of course, because if we go to see the Buddha statue during the 6th to the 9th Buddhist centuries, we can see that in that period, if it were too old, they wouldn't have made a Buddha statue. It has a snail-like curl, but it is still hair.
It's just a normal wavy hairstyle, so it might be translated. Did the Buddha have curly hair? Then people can imagine what a spiral is like. Next time, but in any case, please save the story I want.
Let's put this here for a moment and then go back. Let's talk about what we left off. Do you remember? I said that there are two stories about the Buddha statue. The first story is about his hair curling into a conch shell.
One is something in the middle of the head. This is where the lump comes up, my lord. Does Buddha really have that? Seriously, what's on top? This is what I said was a lump or something.
It's really confusing, like this. And what exactly is that bun on your head? Is this the one or is it the skull? The bulge is because it looks connected. It's the same part as the head, so I have to tell you this.
He also has a name. His official name is Ushnisha, which means a headscarf. To put it simply, it is a type of head that looks like a bun and has a cloth around it. It's above.
However, if we assume that we go and look at the 32 great men that I mentioned just now, there was none in the 32 Great Men. It is said that a great man must have a bun or must. What is the need for the ushnisha?
This idea has a place. Where did this come from exactly? I got it from this book by Professor Chetting Sanchalee. Professor Chet also explained it by saying that this type of Ushnisha is like this.
To be used as a symbol to honor the Lord Buddha. Is Buddha a chakravartin or the emperor in the spiritual sense? It's like us. I've heard in the life story of Buddha that when there are many ceremonies for young Buddhas, a Brahmin was invited to make a prediction, right?
Didn't the Brahmin predict that if it doesn't happen? The worldly emperor will be the spiritual emperor. It's just a matter of the youngest Brahmin. That Kondanna also predicted that it would not happen. Being a worldly emperor is not being an emperor.
It's definitely a religious thing. Everyone, it's this. It's the same story, and it's like this. It also makes it easier to see when we see the Buddha. Buddha statues, Buddha statues, and Buddha statues.
The disciples will see and know immediately that, oh, this is a picture of the Buddha because there is Usnisha, a crown that says this is the emperor in the Dharma, the Buddha. This is something that academics have analyzed.
Please also say that, hey, this might be an explanation. Coming later again because actually, if we look at the earliest Buddha statues, at first, the Gandha Buddha image was seen as a Buddha.
The Kantha Buddha statue will have the appearance as molded. Looking at it, it is a clear characteristic of a hair bun. And then I would like to save it like we saved it when.
Is this a Gandhara style Buddha statue? This is the Buddha statue from the early period, as you have seen. Tell the history of the Buddha statue from a long time ago.
So, this is a Gandha-style Buddha statue inspired by Greek idols. Because it was a god-like moment. Alexander the Great extended his influence to the provinces Bactria, and the soldiers of the Lord Alexander here and there as usual.
Tell the story that after the Buddha, what happened to Buddhism after Nirvana? Next, the Buddha statue was created after the time of the Buddha. So, in that era, the creation of the first Buddha statue was inspired by it.
It comes from the Greek god, which is the god Apollo, so it became like that. A fairly realistic look with a bun hairstyle. Whatever happened, it turned out like this.
It was created as a bun; after that, it was reduced. There is nothing like what was originally seen as boxing. I'm clear; this has become a Ushanisa.
The bulge in the middle of the head replaces the Buddha statue. Each type is further developed from this Usnisha. Became the Buddha statue that we see every day.
This is as I said; it's convenient when you see it. I immediately knew that this was a picture of a monk. Buddha is not the form of another disciple. It's clear, it's clear.
Now, the last question is, so what remains is that the Buddha statue is from the era. The first one was inspired by the gods. Greeks, what kind of hairstyle did the Buddha have as a person 2,500 years ago?
I must tell everyone that if we really take it seriously, let's take historical evidence as an example. I can't answer that because at that time there were cameras. When taking photos, there are no pictures of the Lord Buddha.
In our time, we don't know about the Buddha. What does the Buddha look like? Evidence. The only thing left became the main one. The basis is in the Tripitaka, that is, in the Tripitaka.
This describes the characteristics of the Buddha as follows: Where in the Tripitaka, if we look at it? The part about the life of the Buddha when he left. When we were ordained, we saw that he wrote about it.
The story is that when the Buddha came out, after leaving the palace, he took off his royal attire. The king then shaved his head by cutting it off. The length is about 2 inches, which means 2 fingers.
So if you think of it from the joints of the Buddha, it's probably a haircut that's almost like that, meaning the hair is about 2 knuckles long, and it's not like that. What style is it because it uses a non-invasive cut?
The heart is about beauty, but the focus is on the story. I said, "Oh, I shaved my head because I'm Indian." In the past, they had to have long hair, right? Like this. Householder.
So this is a cut style. Oh, it's not my business anymore, but if we look at other scriptures, there are still scriptures. Another explanation of the Buddha's hairstyle.
This is when King Pasenadi Kosala will come. First meeting with the Lord Buddha at Wat Veru. The day or the time when King Asha Satru came.
These two of them didn't go to see the Buddha to discuss the Dharma. As soon as we entered the meeting, we immediately knew that these two images of the Buddha, you have to turn to the people around and ask which one it is.
Is this really the Buddha? Tell me, what does it really mean? And this is the appearance of the Buddha. It's like other monks when they sit together.
If you don't look at the sitting position or not, if someone points it out, it's almost impossible to tell the difference. That among all the vocational students or among the monks, among all those over there, which one is the Lord?
Buddha, and if you want the clearest example, where did the Buddha get his hair done? I have to go. Look at the part where someone looks down on him, that is, in that time, as I mentioned in the clip that I mentioned, how did the Buddha become enlightened?
It was an era of seeking the truth, and people went out into the forest. Trying to be a monk, doing this and that, and so on. Many people have this idea that conflicts with the Buddha.
Buddha, Buddha must go and debate. If you have a problem, talk to that person, that person, some people talk to that person. Some people are good at it, but some people scold and look down on it.
Sometimes people call him Buddha with words that are not very nice but related to the hairstyle. That is, we can call the Buddha a bald monk. This means that if we look at the life story of the Buddha in the Tripitaka, this is the same as when the Buddha shaved his head.
Other monks are just that in the same era. After this, what happened to creating the idol? Want to have a symbol to represent the event. Various figures depicting the life of the Buddha, representing the great man.
The characteristics therefore create the appearance of the Buddha statue. Or is the image of Buddha in the painting broken? Unlike other monks, for understanding, be easy-going so that when we go to see art, we will immediately know that this is the Buddha.
It's not another monk because if we go to look at the monk, there are some ancient Buddha statues from different eras. It's the same as how he interpreted it and did it.
It's a Buddha statue with a completely bald head. For example, the Buddha statue that is in the period 6th to 9th Buddhist century. It is a seated Buddha statue in Mathura style.
The Kibbel Art Museum was built from the real monk's leg. You can see that it is the Buddha statue's head is completely bald. Nowadays, there are Chinese artists. Some Sri Lankan artists have tried to interpret it.
In this form, a Buddha statue is made in the form of a head. It's also a thing that we can analyze and interpret from the words in the Tripitaka.
However, it is like this. As I just said, the Buddha is a historical figure who lived more than 2,500 years ago. In that era, there are no paintings, no statues, no photographs.
There is nothing that allows us to conclude. So, in conclusion, the Buddha had that hairstyle. Is it true? We can only assume. Let's go according to the information we know because it's the end.
Ultimately, this is the essence of Buddhism as follows: They said that in the early days when there were no monks, the Buddha statue has nothing because of its true essence.
The essence of Buddhism is not in appearance. The Buddha is not in his royal palace. Is Buddha not in anything at all? But it depends on the Dharma that he taught.
Yes, and this is all the story about the hairstyle of the Buddha today. I collected and told everyone, hoping that everyone will like it. If anyone likes this clip, don't forget to like and share to encourage me.
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