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koan
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Japanese Meaning
禅の修行における啓発のための逸話や問答。禅の師と弟子の間で交わされる、しばしば謎解きや寓話的な性格を持つ話で、瞑想を通じて悟りに導く手段とされる。
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Sense（2）
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(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.
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At dawn the Zen master presented a koan to his youngest student, trusting that meditation on the paradox would one day spark satori.
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At dawn the Zen master presented a koan to his youngest student, trusting that meditation on the paradox would one day spark satori.
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