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noun

Say it like: Koa-ns

The correct spelling is koans. 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 unloc…

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  1. 1.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.
  2. 2.A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment.

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