Значение

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  1. A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable or parable, 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.

    Koan

    коа́нkoán

  2. A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment.

    a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning

  3. A therapy technique used by Traditional Chinese medicinal physicians or medical practitioners to break a presenting patients habitual pattern of thinking that has been diagnosed as the primary cause of an illness or disease.

Примеры

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  1. The Traveling Salesman Problem is a pertinent koan among computer scientists.

Переводы

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Происхождение

From Japanese 公案 (kōan), derived from Chinese 公案 (gōng'àn, “official business”).

From Japanese 公案 (kōan), derived from Chinese 公案 (gōng'àn, “official business”).

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Формы

мн. число: koans
Ед. числоkoan
Мн. числоkoans

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Однокоренные

связанных слов: 2
Производныеkoanickoanlike

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