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
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
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and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.