Why do monks have bald heads?

Hello Jake, When the prince who was to become the Buddha left his palace to seek a way beyond aging, sickness and death, it is said that one of the first things that he did was to "shave off his hair and beard and put on the yellow cloth." Buddhist m  uk.answers.yahoo.com

The ray of angelic light that shines down on them from heaven is actually quite hot! It singes the hair! Source(s): The big book of god stuff that no one reads that cant be found in any libary or through any google search. The book is called 'God is  uk.answers.yahoo.com