koan in Japanese
koan in Japanese is 公案.
koan in Japanese
公案
Pronounced: kōan
(Zen, _, Buddhism) A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable or parable, 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.
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"koan" in Japanese is 公案.
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"koan" in Japanese is 公案, pronounced "kōan".
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