Thread: Why Do Monks Shave Their Head?

Originally Posted by Ramseth

Another interesting observation. Most if all not Buddhist statues depict the Buddha's features as somewhere between an native continental Indian and an East Asian. How could this be true? Prince Siddharta was an Aryan. He should look like somewhere between a German, Polish and Italian. Most if not all paintings of Moses and Jesus depict them as blue-eyed blondes. How could this be true? They're native middle-eastern semites who should look like somewhere between Arabs and north Africans.

I think you misunderstand the word Aryan as used in regard to Buddha.
Aryan: A Much Misunderstood Word