Associations to the word «Koan»
Noun
- Zen
- Dharma
- Hua
- Riddle
- Meditation
- Sutra
- Enlightenment
- Mu
- Precept
- Anchorage
- Hacker
- Buddha
- Curriculum
- Insight
- Hui
- Commentary
- Chi
- Chan
- Disciple
- Buddhism
- Japanese
- Lin
- Ai
- Dialogue
- Monk
- Lineage
- Cliff
- Practitioner
- Wu
- Master
- Phrase
- Encounter
- Practice
- Teaching
- Sound
- Collection
- Emphasis
- Tradition
- Alaska
- Verse
- Fox
- Cole
- Student
- Lp
- Gate
- Pete
- Answer
- Blue
- Consciousness
- Genre
- Software
- Teacher
- Text
- Study
- Dynasty
- Context
- Kong
- Poetry
- Am
- Training
- Discipline
- Tim
- Format
- Tool
- Question
- Japan
- Break
- Aim
- Rank
- Saying
- Talk
- Use
- Mind
Adjective
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Wiktionary
KOAN, noun. (Zen Buddhism) 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, noun. A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment.
KŌAN, noun. Alternative spelling of koan
Dictionary definition
KOAN, noun. A paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.