Talk:mu

Purported Zen Buddhism sense: neither yes nor no

Does this need usage notes or a different gloss? I gather it is used humorously by old-fashioned computer hackers (Eric Raymond's Jargon File talks about it) and not, in fact, by Buddhists. Equinox ◑ 11:13, 30 October 2015 (UTC)

RFV discussion: January–August 2016

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mu

"Neither yes nor no" in Zen Buddhism. I've heard of this (because of the Jargon File) but it's rather hard to imagine people using it in conversation... Equinox ◑ 21:18, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

It's not a good definition of the term as it is used in Zen Buddhism. A better definition would be nothingness or non-existence, and it refers to the notion that what we perceive as reality is an illusion. Kiwima (talk) 21:53, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

• I've added three quotations that I believe support this sense, though one of them uses it in italics. —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 22:26, 6 January 2016 (UTC)

Verified. — SMUconlaw (talk) 18:11, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

English pronunciation of "my"

No-one in the UK has ever pronounced mu "moo". Correct homophone is "mew". Dave ryman (talk) 13:56, 8 June 2021 (UTC)

Title for discussion should, of course, have been MU, not MY Dave ryman (talk) 13:58, 8 June 2021 (UTC)