[Buddha-l] Nakedness

[Espen S. Ore]

Joy Vriens skrev  29.03.2007 09:45:
> Hi Dan,
>   
>> In Tibet, later, the weather was 
>> also a contributing factor to this modification (straw sandals without socks 
>> and exposed shoulders are not the best way to survive a Tibetan winter). 
>>     
>
> The Tibetans I met were quite prudish too. Some surprised me by telling that even very young they never saw their brothers or sisters naked. I don't know whether that was particular to those Tibetans or a general feature.
>
>   
The Tibetans, though, have kept the monk-style in that even if they wear 
a waistcoat, they will at times keep the right shoulder bare (except for 
the waistcoat) and cover the left shoulder.

Espen Ore
Norway