koans
Meaning of koans
noun
- 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.
- A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment.
Information about koans
- It is a name.
- The singular form of koans is: koan.
- Languages in which koans is used:
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Hyphenation of koans
koans
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- koans is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
Anagrams of koans
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