is it because of the heat?or what is it?
2007-08-23 04:08:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
The Shaolin Temple is of the Buddhist faith. The Buddhist monks always shave their pate, whether they practive martial arts or not.
http://www.chinashaolintemple.com/
The Wudang Temple is of the Taoist faith. Taoists priests always wear their hair long whether they practice martial arts or not.
http://www.wudang-kungfu.com/
The Shaolin Buddhist monks and the Wudang Taoists priests fought each other constantly over 500 years each with their own style of Kung Fu.
2007-08-23 07:07:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mostly to symbolize their break from the outside world. They are after all Buddhist monks and are expected to live a life of hardship and humility to cleanse themselves of vanity and pride, as well as attachments to material things and to strive to achieve enlightenment. Another reason would be to prevent lice infestation.
2007-08-23 05:29:42 · answer #2 · answered by Shienaran 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So that in battle you cant grab their hair.
2007-08-23 05:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by Tom K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they are really hare krishnas in disguise.
2007-08-23 04:20:12 · answer #4 · answered by Bluto Blutarsky16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋