koann.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊan/,

/ˈkəʊɑːn/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊˌɑn/

Etymology: Japanese, < kō public + an matter, material for thought.

Zen Buddhism. A paradox put to a student to stimulate his or her mind.

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1946 R. Benedict Chrysanthemum & Sword (1947) xi. 246 The significance of the koan does not lie in the truths these seekers after truth discover.

1957 Time 4 Feb. 66/2 A less physical shock technique is the koan, a problem designed to shock the mind beyond mere thinking.

1958 A. Huxley Let. 11 Jan. (1969) 844 They might act as Zen koans and cause sudden openings into hitherto unglimpsed regions.

1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot ii. x. 236 The koan—the logically insoluble riddle which the pupil must try to solve.

1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot ii. x. 237 There are said to exist some one thousand seven hundred koans, divided into various categories... The oldest-known koans are the ‘Three Barriers of Hung-Lun’, an eleventh-century Zen master.

1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Jan. 85/1 What he comes up with—his runes and enigmas and impromptu koans—builds gradually into a supplementry creation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	koan
释义	koann. Brit. /ˈkəʊan/, /ˈkəʊɑːn/, U.S. /ˈkoʊˌɑn/ Etymology: Japanese, < kō public + an matter, material for thought. Zen Buddhism. A paradox put to a student to stimulate his or her mind. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > Buddhist sects and groups > [noun] > Mahayana > Zen > concepts in sabi1932 Zen1934 koan1946 1946 R. Benedict Chrysanthemum & Sword (1947) xi. 246 The significance of the koan does not lie in the truths these seekers after truth discover. 1957 Time 4 Feb. 66/2 A less physical shock technique is the koan, a problem designed to shock the mind beyond mere thinking. 1958 A. Huxley Let. 11 Jan. (1969) 844 They might act as Zen koans and cause sudden openings into hitherto unglimpsed regions. 1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot ii. x. 236 The koan—the logically insoluble riddle which the pupil must try to solve. 1960 A. Koestler Lotus & Robot ii. x. 237 There are said to exist some one thousand seven hundred koans, divided into various categories... The oldest-known koans are the ‘Three Barriers of Hung-Lun’, an eleventh-century Zen master. 1972 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Jan. 85/1 What he comes up with—his runes and enigmas and impromptu koans—builds gradually into a supplementry creation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1946
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