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There are a number of reasons.
- It helps make Buddhist monks recognizable as Buddhist monks.
- Since the earliest Buddhist monks often slept in the forest on rocks or under trees, it helps them keep clean.
- It prevents lice.
- It helps prevent a monk from pretending he is a householder.
- It reminds the monk that he is a monk, and it reminds householders that he is a monk as well.
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