Mondō / 問答
Japanese loan word from Zen Buddhist tradition roughly translated as "scripture-independent clarity, as taught by a profoundly illuminating teacher". Mondo also translates from Ido, Esperanto, and Italian as "world" or "planet".
Quotation from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia:
"A mondō (問答, Chinese: wèndá) is a recorded collection of dialogues between a pupil and a rōshi (a Zen Buddhist teacher). Zen tradition values direct experience and communication over scriptures. (Some teachers go so far as to instruct their pupils to tear up their scriptures.) However, sometimes the mondō acts as a guide on the method of instruction."
Japanese loan word from Zen Buddhist tradition roughly translated as "scripture-independent clarity, as taught by a profoundly illuminating teacher". Mondo also translates from Ido, Esperanto, and Italian as "world" or "planet".
Quotation from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia:
"A mondō (問答, Chinese: wèndá) is a recorded collection of dialogues between a pupil and a rōshi (a Zen Buddhist teacher). Zen tradition values direct experience and communication over scriptures. (Some teachers go so far as to instruct their pupils to tear up their scriptures.) However, sometimes the mondō acts as a guide on the method of instruction."
Student: "Teacher, why is it that instantaneous travel is possible for short distances? Faster-than-light travel used to transmit information violates the laws of quantum physics."
Teacher: "Mondo 問答 ; Tachyons might be a fringe-theory for that idea."
Teacher: "Mondo 問答 ; Tachyons might be a fringe-theory for that idea."
by Domina Anna May 17, 2025
Get the Mondo 問答mug. by livewire93 January 21, 2011
Get the mondo domemug. Mondo owada is 27 year old from Danganronpa THH, his ultimate is “ultimate bike gang leader”, he has a older brother called Daiya Owada. Mondo and Daiya were in other games such as “Crazy Diamond brothers” his hairstyle came from japan, it was called a aippa. He can be a hothead but he is sometimes soft, he would mostly be soft if he’s nervous. He was jealous of chihiro, his best friend was kiyotaka ishimaru.
Person 1:“I like Mondo Owada, his character is pretty cool!”
Person 2: “Same! I think he’s a cool person and deserved better!”
Person 2: “Same! I think he’s a cool person and deserved better!”
by Crona 🕸 October 3, 2021
Get the Mondo Owadamug. A deer with extremely large antlers. Noticably bigger than basket racks and slightly larger than gangi's.
by NoGangis September 30, 2020
Get the Mondomug. The art of engaging in a throat destruction through penis force and promptly kicking said sexual partner out of your apartment directly after. Wait 2 days after this then get blacked out text the same partner you miss them and get really confused when she won’t come back over.
by Yap Attack April 30, 2024
Get the The Mondo Classicmug. by rui! December 12, 2021
Get the Mondo Owadamug. by Geronimo989 October 1, 2017
Get the in culo al mondomug.