FIRE METHOD?!lojong1 wrote:the fire method is all over the suttas
no, that's got to be a joke, surely.
FIRE METHOD?!lojong1 wrote:the fire method is all over the suttas
This?the fire method is all over the suttas
The electric razor isn't allowed as it cuts like scisors. but they can use a mirror, just not stare at themselves like Narcissus, so a mirror for practical purposes is allowed but not to be over used.Coyote wrote:I am guessing they don't use electric razors, and I seem to remember they are not allowed to use mirrors. So how do they shave (head and face)? And how often? Is it required?
Thanks,
Coyote
where?lojong1 wrote:the fire method is all over the suttas
Thanissaro's Buddhist Monastic Code says this:Cittasanto wrote: The electric razor isn't allowed as it cuts like scisors. but they can use a mirror, just not stare at themselves like Narcissus, so a mirror for practical purposes is allowed but not to be over used.
That is the one I had in mind so no no other part I know of allows for practical use just as no other part disallows to my knowledge. Although I will have a look at the surrounding rules which may have something.Coyote wrote:Thanissaro's Buddhist Monastic Code says this:Cittasanto wrote: The electric razor isn't allowed as it cuts like scisors. but they can use a mirror, just not stare at themselves like Narcissus, so a mirror for practical purposes is allowed but not to be over used.
"One should not gaze at the reflection of one's face in a mirror or in a bowl of water. Whoever should do so: an offense of wrong doing"... "I allow that, on account of a disease, one gaze at the reflection of one's face in a mirror or in a bowl of water." — Cv.V.2.4
Do you know of another explanation that allows for practical use, or is this based on your experience with monks?
Thanks,
Coyote