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单词 koan
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koan

[ koh-ahn ]
/ ˈkoʊ ɑn /

noun, plural ko·ans, ko·an.Zen.

a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
Compare mondo1.

Origin of koan

1945–50; <Japanese kōan, earlier koũ-an<Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese gōngàn public proposal

Words nearby koan

Knussen, Knut, KO, koa, koala, koan, koap, kob, Kobarid, Kobe, Kobe beef
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British Dictionary definitions for koan

koan
/ (ˈkəʊæn) /

noun

(in Zen Buddhism) a problem or riddle that admits no logical solution

Word Origin for koan

from Japanese
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