Zen/Buddhist brand names

[Bacon]

When is there going to be a Catholic Beer with bottles shaped like a crucifixion?

Close enough...

[GeneChing]

You too, s_r, but I still think the milofo beer bottle takes it to another level.

Of course, there's the Buddha Lounge in SF Chinatown (Grant & Washington). It's a legendary dive bar, so much so that they don't need no stinkin' website. I remembered this because I just looked up Buddha Bar, which I saw at a store last night. Here's the Buddha Bar, and it keeps strange company.


In all fairness, the same company also make a Last Supper Bar


and a Priest Rabbi Penguin Bar.


Also check this out:

Buddhists outraged at Buddha's images on shoes
PTI Aug 2, 2012

WASHINGTON, USA -- The Tibetan and the Buddhist community are outraged at a California-based company for promoting a range of shoes with the Lord Buddha's images.

Tibetans and Bhutanese Buddhists have written to the company, Icon Shoes, to express their disgust. They have flooded the company's Facebook page with protest notes.

"Unfortunately, it is a basic Buddhist tradition to treat images of Buddhist deities with reverence. Having the images on shoes is disrespect to the Buddhists," wrote Bhuchung Tsering form International Campaign for Tibet.

"Could you kindly consider this and withdraw the shoes from your catalogue," the Tibetan leader demanded.

The North American member of the Tibetan Parliament, Tashi Namgyal, wrote a protest letter to Icon Shoe.

"I came across shoes with image of Lord Buddha on it, manufactured by your company. I was totally shocked and dismayed at being so insensitive," wrote Namgyal.

"Lord Buddha is worshiped by millions of people around the world including the writer of this letter... Therefore, I would like to strongly urge your company to recall every merchandise sold with Buddha's image and stop not only selling such merchandises but manufacture of such products. Above all, I want you to tender unqualified apology posted on your website," Tashi demanded.

Based out of Palm Desert, California, ICON was launched in 1999 by a Hollywood filmmaker and art collector.

"Icon is for the art lover and the woman who loves shoes and handbags. We support artists by paying royalty for the use of their art," the company says on its Facebook page.

"I really think you should stop manufacturing the shoes with Buddha's imprint... it is totally against Buddhist sentiment," wrote one Tshewant Gyeltshen on the company's Facebook page.

"I am Buddhist. Your idea of putting Lord Buddha's image on footwear is unethical," said one Yoezer Gempo.

"Why do they have to put Lord Buddha's image on shoes? Among Buddhist we don't even let our shadow fall on His image. It cannot be ignorance since they had the guts to run a company and even call the pattern 'Thangka of the Buddha'," wrote an angry Passang Tshering on his blog.

I should note that despite being Buddhist, I don't find these that offensive. True, I said it is a "pet peeve" but it's really more amusing to me personally.

[Punch.HeadButt]

Of course, there's the Buddha Lounge in SF Chinatown (Grant & Washington). It's a legendary dive bar, so much so that they don't need no stinkin' website.

I got hammered there once without even realizing what it was. Me and my brother-in-law were wandering around looking for a bar, both already a little buzzed from a family dinner. We stumbled in there and got good and plastered. It wasn't until I re-visited Chinatown with my girl that I realized the place was called Buddha Lounge. I couldn't help myself, I just started laughing.

The bartender was awesome. Nice guy and generous with the drinks. Don't remember his name (shocker).

I always call the place "Buddha Bar", though.

[RenDaHai]

That lucky beer bottle is AWESOME. I want to buy that for the bottle alone, I don't care what it tastes like.

[Lucas]

[taai gihk yahn]

I should note that despite being Buddhist, I don't find these that offensive. True, I said it is a "pet peeve" but it's really more amusing to me personally.

getting offended at this sort of thing as a Buddhist would, to me, demonstrate a profound lack of understanding of the Buddha's teachings at a fundamental level; heck, some Ch'an people woud be like, "why isn't the Buddha's pic on the sole of the shoe?"

[GeneChing]

I hear what you're saying tgy, but it is a slippery slope, one that often causes nibbler Buddhists to get deluded. Firstly, there are many sects of Buddhism that don't adhere to the Chan take at all. The most dominant faction in China is probably Pure Land, and they can be a lot like Born Again Christians except that they swap the power of prayer with chant. They would be as ****ed off about Buddha on a shoe as Muslims would be if Mohammed was on a shoe.

But more to the point, it gets back the the ol' Shaolin sausage problem. The abbot was right to shut down the sale of Shaolin sausage. My only regret there was that I didn't save a Shaolin sausage label, for posterity's sake. I ate one before they were banned and back when I was eating meat sausage. It was nasty...like a Vienna sausage but longer with more nitrates and MSG.

But I digress. Despite the mirror/no mirror view in Chan, you must draw the line somewhere. Some practitioners use that argument to defend their carnivorousness. I have heard of one who used it to defend his bestiality. Others might use it to defend their pedophilia. There must be a line somewhere.

Meanwhile, here's another Buddha Bar. I wonder if there are any Buddha Butchers. I found a Buddha Butter dish.

[GeneChing]

Zen thong


And this one, you just gotta click the link and see: Tenga 3D Zen WARNING: NSFW

[GeneChing]

But I'll still add to this thread. Here's an Indian Zen smart phone.

Festive season at R 7999 with Zen UltraTab A900
Dailybhaskar.com | Nov 07, 2012, 15:41PM IST



Zen mobiles, the Indian company known for selling phones with better battery life and good sound quality has released another tablet device this week. The new Zen Ultra Tab A900 is the latest in the series, which is now available at a decent price of Rs 7999. At this price it makes a perfect gift to your child this festive season, which will not make a big dent in your pocket.

The tablet is a 9 inch device with a TFT capacitive multi touch display screen. The screen supports 800 by 480 pixel resolution. The weight is on a high side, it is about 513 grams. The internal memory of the phone is 4 GB and the RAM is 512 MB. In case you need you can always expand the memory Expandable Memory up to 32GB

The tablet runs the Android 4.0 Ice cream sandwich operating system on a 1.5 GHz Cortex A9 processor. It has got a 1.3 megapixel front camera and supports multiple forms of image formats, audio and audio-visual files.

The connectivity is provided through 3G dongle or data card, Wi-Fi, Ethernet support and USB. You get more than 30 pre installed customized apps with the tablet to add to the fun of the festive season. The battery is the most exciting part- a 4000 mAh Battery which is very good for a continuous 8 hours of Internet surfing and 4 hours of video playback when using earphones.

[GeneChing]

There are probably enough Buddhist Beers now to make a separate thread from our Zen/Buddhist brand names one.

I want some Funky Jesus Beer.

Funky Buddha Brewery

Funky Buddha Brewery was founded in 2010 in Boca Raton, Florida, and is committed to producing bold craft beers that marry culinary-inspired ingredients with time-honored technique. Our mantra is big, bold flavors, made exactingly with natural ingredients. So, for example, if we say a beer will taste like peanut butter and jelly, you can be sure you’ll smell and taste the fresh roasted peanuts and fruity berry jam. Our flagship beers such as Hop Gun IPA and Floridian Hefeweizen, also strive towards big, bold flavor. It’s who we are.

Our Brewery is located in the heart of Oakland Park’s new Culinary Arts District. The 110,000 sq-ft facility is powered by a 30-barrel, three-piece brewhouse, which feeds nearly 45,000 BBLs of capacity, making us South Florida’s largest craft microbrewery. Each of our distinctive beers is brewed using the finest, all-natural ingredients. We offer tours of our facility, scratch-made grub, and dozens of delicious beers on tap daily.

You can sample our creations in our spacious tap room - open 7 days a week, 11:30am to midnight - as well as in bars and restaurants all across South Florida. Or just pick up a six pack of Hop Gun or Floridian or one of our seasonal offerings at major retailers throughout Florida. And of course, we still brew at our original location in Boca Raton, the Funky Buddha Brewery & Lounge, which has become a test kitchen for our more experimental brews.

See you soon for a pint! Cheers!

[GeneChing]

[rett2]

[GeneChing]

So basically it's a mini-********-lightsaber?