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KOAN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does koan mean?
• KOAN (noun)
The noun KOAN has 1 sense:
1. a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning
Familiarity information: KOAN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("koan" is a kind of...):
problem (a question raised for consideration or solution)
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