Koan
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title:
Koan
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Enni-bennen A kōan is a story, dialogue, question, or statement from Chinese Chan Buddhist lore, supplemented with commentaries, that is used in Zen Buddhist practice in different ways. The main goal of kōan practice in Zen is to achieve kenshō, to see or observe one's buddha-nature. Extended study of kōan literature as well as meditation (zazen) on a kōan is a major feature of modern Rinzai Zen. They are also studied in the Sōtō school of Zen to a lesser extent. In Chinese Chan and Korean Seon
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Story, dialogue, question, or statement used in Zen practice
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koan
date created:
2001-10-20T21:07:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T21:23:52Z
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