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A kōan (pronounced /ˈkoʊ.ɑːn/ ; Chinese: ; pinyin#ifeq:: gōng-ànnonononono; Korean: gong'an; Vietnamese: công án) is a story, dialogue, question, or statement in the history and lore of Zen Bu...
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A: Koan reads: in Chinese and Japanese. The characters literally mean "public case". They are sometimes referred to as "Zen riddles". They are short "problems" assigned by a Zen master to a student. The student meditates on it to break thorough their reliance on conventional logic.
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www.aboutzen.info/perceive/koan.htm
www.aboutzen.info/perceive/koan.htm
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"To produce the sudden insight called satori, many Zen Buddhists in Japan contemplate a "mind-murdering" form of riddle called the koan. (What is the sound of one hand clapping? What was your original face before you were born?) These riddles of course defy logic, and that is just what they are supposed to do;
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pages.cthome.net/tobelman/page05.htm
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This is a zen/koan riddle that I am having trouble figuring out. If you have an ostrich stuck in a vase how do you get it out without breaking the ... This is a zen/koan riddle that I am having trouble figuring out. If you have an ostrich stuck in a vase how do you get it out without breaking the glass or harming the...
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www.askmehelpdesk.com/buddhism/koan-riddle-227993.html
www.askmehelpdesk.com/buddhism/koan-riddle-227993.html
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Why was a particular koan recorded, and why has it been mentioned so often? This is because it ... It should be known that there is no play of words, no tricks or riddles in koans; in the above two koans, for example, both the teacher and the pupil used words concisely and precisely, and they meant exactly what they said.
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www.karate.butsu.net/onzen/zenkoans_intro.html
www.karate.butsu.net/onzen/zenkoans_intro.html
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Koan literarily translated means "A public document". It refers to a statement made by a Master to a student of Zen or a discussion or dialogue between Master and ... Koans are questions or riddles designed as instruments by the Zen Master to aid the student in finding the truth behind the everyday images of reality.
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www.essortment.com/all/zenkoanspiritu_rlmp.htm
www.essortment.com/all/zenkoanspiritu_rlmp.htm
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by Ekai, called Mumon ... 0. A Philosopher Asks Buddha ... 1. Joshu's Dog...
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www.ibiblio.org/zen/cgi-bin/koan-index.pl
www.ibiblio.org/zen/cgi-bin/koan-index.pl
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Getsuan said to this students: `Keichu, the first wheel-maker of China, made two wheels of fifty spokes each. Now, suppose you removed the nave uniting the spokes. What would become of the wheel? And had Keichu done thism could he be called the master wheel-maker?' ... Mumon's Comment: ... When the hubless wheel turns,
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www.ibiblio.org/zen/cgi-bin/koan.pl
www.ibiblio.org/zen/cgi-bin/koan.pl
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Zen Buddhism: An Introduction to Zen with Stories, Parables and Koan Riddles Told By the Zen Masters, with Cuts from Old Chinese Ink-Paintings.; Peter Pauper Press, Mount Vernon, New York, 1959.. 61 pp, 12mo (7 3/8" H), hard cover in dust jacket.
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