Early Monastic Buddhism v1.c19.s2.1

v1.c19.s2.1

1. A person seeking ordination was required to shave his hair and moustache,⁴ put on yellow robes, and after covering one shoulder only by the yellow robes, sit on his legs, salute the bhikkhus, and then with folded hands, utter the tisaraṇa formula.⁵