koan

a succinct paradoxical statement or question used as a meditation discipline for novices, particularly in the [Zen] Rinzai sect. --britannica.com
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koan | Zen Buddhism
koan, in Zen Buddhism of Japan, a succinct paradoxical statement or question used as a meditation discipline for novices, particularly in the Rinzai sect. The effort to “solve” a koan is intended to exhaust the analytic intellect and the egoistic will, readying the mind to entertain an a
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