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Word: Koan
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Japanese, literally ‘matter for public thought’, from Chinese gōngàn ‘official business’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkəʊan
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈkəʊɑːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a paradoxical anecdote or riddle without a solution, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and provoke enlightenment.
Short Definition:paradoxical anecdote or riddle without solution, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate inadequacy of logical reasoning
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