koan in English
noun
1
a paradoxical anecdote or riddle, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and to provoke enlightenment.
Like the ponderer of a Zen koan , the viewer must come to terms with this paradox.
Use "koan" in a sentence
Below are sample sentences containing the word "koan" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "koan", or refer to the context using the word "koan" in the English Dictionary.
1. Tonight's online CEC meditation has Erin Oke guiding a dive into doubt and confusion using classic koan Bafflements