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koan
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[ˈkəʊɑːn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a paradoxical anecdote or riddle without a solution, used in Zen Buddhism to demonstrate the inadequacy of logical reasoning and provoke enlightenment
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Origin
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Japanese, literally ‘matter for public thought’, from Chinese gōngàn ‘official business’
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