BUDDA-BAH ... or Buddha Bear?

Koala or Buddha Bear?

Now, I know that technically the Koala is not a bear, it's related more to the kangaroo and wombat and not even remotely related to bears, but who cares I say, if it looks like a bear ... well you know what I'm saying.

I wrote a post about koalas being like little Buddhas in this post a while back -
Koala Dreamtime

I picked up an old copy of Injoy Magazine and read about some interesting facts on the koala in the junior page of the magazine.

But this paragraph really caught my attention -
"A koala's scientific name is Phasclarctos Cinereus and the traditional Aboriginal name in traditional Bunjalung language is 
BUDDA-BAH, pronounced bubbha-bear."

I thought this was a really appropriate name for the koala, as they have always struck me to be meditating all the time, even if they really are just sleeping.

MELISSA LUCASHENKO Mullumbimby

I just finished reading the novel Mullumbimby, by Melissa Lucashenko, which used a lot of Bunjalung words throughout the book.

Mullumbimby by Melissa Lucashenko 

(Interview with Caroline Baum)

 So many that a glossary was placed in the back of the novel.

The bus to Mullumbimby from Bluesfest
 that I snapped on Good Friday

I loved this book and I hope it is eventually made into a movie.
It touches on some really good issues and deserves to be read by a broad audience. 
It even features Buddhism as a comparison to some indigenous practices, as well.  

The Biggest Little Town in Australia

The town of Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Australia

I think the Bunjalung language is spot on with the name

BUDDA-BAH, even if a koala is not really a bear at all.

The Buddha Bar in a Budapest hotel- http://www.buddhabarhotelbudapest.com/en/

Which reminds me that I must catch the above film this weekend.
Don't you just love the puzzle pieces synchronicity throws together?
I do.