Re: More "mu" lore (Repost...)

From: Daniel Hayato Thomas (dhthomas@cs.rmit.edu.au)
Date: Mon Mar 13 2000 - 09:49:27 CET


On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, Alfie Costa wrote:

> On 5 Mar 00, at 8:58, Michele Andreoli <mulinux@sunsite.auc.dk> wrote:
>
> A monk asked Joshu, "Does a dog have the Buddha nature?" Joshu retorted, "Mu!"

Well actualy in that context it pretty much means "meaningless"

Or "there is no answer"

and most older japanese would understand it in that context

"meanlingless linux"
"there is no answer linux"

daniel - native japanese speaker

hrrrm :P

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