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koan::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of koan
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This is not a Zen koan, but a legislative one, being tested this month in Tennessee.
From the economist.com
Raymond notes that Danny Hillis invented the AI koan while a student at MIT.
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Koan finds himself being invited to San Jose because of the expanding community there.
From the ocregister.com
Terms such as Nirvana and koan are in common usage, if seldom understood.
From the time.com
That may sound like a Zen koan, but the point is that Zen comes in many flavors an shapes.
From the allconsidering.com
During the first of these encounters he received his koan, or Zen riddle.
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But I do think the koan is more about the person who sees the Buddha than about the Buddha.
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This realization, of course, comes up pretty early in the koan work.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Stewart leaves us with a koan, passed on from his mentor at Toyota.
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- A paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning
- KOAN is an Italian company (also known as Koan Software) originally oriented in software for industrial automation since its founding in 1996, and subsequently specialized in embedded software. ...
- KOAN (1020 AM) is a commercial radio station in Eagle River, Alaska, broadcasting to the Anchorage, Alaska, area. KOAN was a simulcast of KLEF 98.1 FM (as KAXX) until February 12, 2007.
- Koan is a generative music engine that was created by a company called SSEYO, a company founded by Pete Cole and Tim Cole. It was founded specifically to create and market Koan. The technology is now owned by a company called , which was co-founded by the Cole brothers in 2007.
- A riddle-like puzzle used for teaching in Zen Buddhism. It cannot be solved by reason, but instead forces the student to solve it through a flash of insight. A well-known example is the question, "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" For a collection of koans, click here.
- A riddle with no logical answer used in the Rinzai sect of Zen to confound the conscious mind and allow the aspirant to achieve spontaneous insight. (Japanese)
- "Public case", a pure presentation of the nature of ultimate reality.
- A seemingly paradoxical riddle or statement that is used as a training device in Zen practice to force the mind to abandon logic and dualistic thought.
- A seeming puzzle given by a Zen master to his or her student. By contemplating this and holding it in mind, the student comes to understand the nature of reality.
