14 definitions by Buddhabing

green day

Some good songs but paved the way for safe commercial pseudo-punk bands like Blink182

Green Day was a black day for punk.

by Buddhabing April 23, 2004

socktopus

A collection of stray socks bundled together in the hope that their partners will one day spontaneously rematerialise. The name derives from the fact that the loose end of each sock emerges like a tentacle from the body of a cephalopod.

The preponderance of unattached socklings is now known to be an effect of quantum physics. The uncertainty about the fate of the other socks is known as the Uncertainty Principle.

See also quantum entanglement.

My top drawer is the nest of a mighty socktopus.

by Buddhabing June 4, 2004

buju

An alternative term for Jubu. Someone born Jewish who practices Buddhism.

Derek thought there was a spanner in the works, but in fact it was a buju.

by Buddhabing April 23, 2004

Zen

'A special transmission outside the teachings; not depending on words or letters; directly pointing to Mind; realizing one's True Nature and becoming Buddha.' (Bodhidharma)

A monk asked Baso, "What is the Buddha?" Baso replied, "Not mind, not Buddha."

by Buddhabing November 2, 2004

zen

Form is emptiness, emptiness is form

Q: Does a cow have Buddha Nature?
A: Moo

by Buddhabing February 15, 2004

quantum entanglement

An affair with a particle physicist.

Now that would be telling.

by Buddhabing November 4, 2004

Buddhism

An offshoot of Brahminism/Vedism taught by the Indian Prince Gautama Siddhartha, which declared that there was no permanent self (Atman) and that liberation from suffering was to be found not by worshipping gods but by escaping from the cycle of birth and death. According to Gautama Buddha, suffering and rebirth are caused by attachment to things which are devoid of independent existence and thus impermanent.

While generally classified as a religion, Buddhism is probably more accurately described as a spiritual path. However, many Buddhist sects contain strong religious elements.

Buddha himself told his disciples that understanding in Buddhism should be established through personal insight rather than faith or revelation.

Some modern Buddhists, especially in the West, do not accept the ideas of karma and rebirth (after death) at face value.

Sokka Gakkai believers who chant for personal gain and belief-free Western Zen practitioners are Buddhists.

by Buddhabing August 10, 2005