ID: 901001366 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001366	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Shaving of Sakyamuni's Head (Buddhist narrative)

Note: Narrative in which Sakyamuni had his hair cut when he renounced the world; according to some texts, his hair was cut to two-fingers’ breadth in length. His hair and beard remained at that length for the rest of his life, curling to the right. This is the way the Buddha is depicted in art. A stock phrase in Buddhist scriptures states that a monk “cuts his hair and beard and goes from home to the homeless state.” Shaving the head has remained a distinctive feature of Buddhist monks and nuns.

Names:

	Shaving of Sakyamuni's Head (Buddhist narrative) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Śākyamuni Cutting his Hair (Buddhist narrative) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Buddhist iconography> (P)
		........<Buddhist narratives> (P)
		............Life of Sakyamuni Buddha (Buddhist narratives) (I)
		................Shaving of Sakyamuni's Head (Buddhist narrative) (I)

Related Iconography:

	actor is .... Buddha
	..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Buddhist iconography, Buddhist characters, Buddha (primary character of Buddhism)) [901000851]

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Buddhism
	.....(religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... shaving (personal activity)
	.....(personal and passive activities, physical activities by specific context, physical activities, Physical and Mental Activities (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Shaving of Sakyamuni's Head (Buddhist narrative)
	................British Museum [online] (1999-)
	Śākyamuni Cutting his Hair (Buddhist narrative)
	................British Museum [online] (1999-)
	................Buswell and Lopez, Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (2013)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ British Museum [online] (1999-)
	................ Buswell and Lopez, Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (2013)