OK, well, several people are thinking this dot thing is real, and it prob. is.... I have only recalled seeing it in the movies, others say they've seen it in tapestries and paintings. Now, the main painting that I think of and images are posted...
Here we see the most famous painting of shaolin, monks, without dots on their foreheads.
Here we have another painting of monks without dots on their foreheads.
Picture half way down
no dots
I'm currently looking into finding some old threads that mention this (not here).... oh, and some movie pics...
with dots
Now, Gene Ching has posted this in the past:
So, I guess there is historical evidence, however, how come you don't see it in the paintings.
Here we see the most famous painting of shaolin, monks, without dots on their foreheads.
Here we have another painting of monks without dots on their foreheads.
Picture half way down
no dots
I'm currently looking into finding some old threads that mention this (not here).... oh, and some movie pics...
with dots
Now, Gene Ching has posted this in the past:
The burns are called jie ban and made with an incense stick. They symbolize a vow or vows taken by a monk and were banned during the cultural revolution. However, some monks have them anyway. Shi Guolin, in light of the ban, secretly made them on his arm. Shi Wanheng has them on his head, but they might have been from before the CR.
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