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[[Kō-an]] ; From the [[Chin]]. [[Kung-an]], a public document. A technical term in [[Rinzai Zen]] Bsm. | [[Kō-an]] ; From the [[Chin]]. [[Kung-an]], a public document. A technical term in [[Rinzai Zen]] Bsm. | ||
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| + | Used as an exercise for breaking the limitations of [[thought]] and developing the [[intuition]] (q.v.), thereby [[attaining]] a flash of [[awareness]] beyond | ||
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| + | [[duality]] ([[Kenshō]]), | ||
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| + | and later [[Satori]] (q.v.). This exercise, and its companion the [[Mondō]], is not used in [[Sōtō Zen]]. | ||
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| − | + | See [[Suzuki]], [[Essays in Zen Buddhism]], Second Series, Essay I (1933). | |
Latest revision as of 10:24, 23 November 2020
Kō-an ; From the Chin. Kung-an, a public document. A technical term in Rinzai Zen Bsm.
A word or phrase of non-sensical language which cannot be ‘solved’ by the intellect but which holds its attention while a higher
faculty takes over.
Used as an exercise for breaking the limitations of thought and developing the intuition (q.v.), thereby attaining a flash of awareness beyond
and later Satori (q.v.). This exercise, and its companion the Mondō, is not used in Sōtō Zen.
See Suzuki, Essays in Zen Buddhism, Second Series, Essay I (1933).
