Originally Posted by Hyper_Techno
I don't wanna scare you or anything and I'm not even sure that this thing is done to every single Buddhist but here it goes: I saw that these Buddhist monks were pulling out the hair of people who wanted to be Buddhists. They were like pulling out the hair from the head with hands and nothing else. It seemed to be EXTREMELY painful.. I saw that on Discovery.
Many religious sects (including some that are Christian) have practices that involve odd behaviors, including self mutilation. Haven't you heard about self-flagellation? Pulling out the hair is not something the average Buddhist would do, and anyway, it is benign by comparison.