The "zen" for cicada is very close to the "zen" for Zen Buddhism, except the "god" radical has been changed to a "bug" radical.
That's definitely my favorite sentence of the day.
The other symbolism of the cicada, though I don't know if that's what it symbolizes in Japan, is that it goes into suspended animation for years (supposedly seventeen) and then crawls out to greet the summer. This symbolizes reincarnation or new life or, you know, generally the same as phoenix symbolism only the "fire" radical has been changed into a "bug" radical.
"go" is the kanji for "satoru," or "to realize"
Is this the same as "satori," or enlightenment? "Satori" plus "empty space," with all its associations of Buddhist monks pouring tea into a cup until it overflows to show that you cannot learn more until your mind has been emptied, makes Goku's name much more Zen than Konzen's. Which ties into one of the stories I will be writing later. ;)
Finally, I remember that Hakkai uses "boku" in the anime, and I think that comes from the manga. More polite than "ore."
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That's definitely my favorite sentence of the day.
The other symbolism of the cicada, though I don't know if that's what it symbolizes in Japan, is that it goes into suspended animation for years (supposedly seventeen) and then crawls out to greet the summer. This symbolizes reincarnation or new life or, you know, generally the same as phoenix symbolism
only the "fire" radical has been changed into a "bug" radical."go" is the kanji for "satoru," or "to realize"
Is this the same as "satori," or enlightenment? "Satori" plus "empty space," with all its associations of Buddhist monks pouring tea into a cup until it overflows to show that you cannot learn more until your mind has been emptied, makes Goku's name much more Zen than Konzen's. Which ties into one of the stories I will be writing later. ;)
Finally, I remember that Hakkai uses "boku" in the anime, and I think that comes from the manga. More polite than "ore."