Vi fant 3 definisjoner av koan på engelsk.
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| koan - a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning |
Substantiv |
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| koan - A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori. | ||
| koan - A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment. |