What is the koan?
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google it or try urbandictionary.com
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It is a text or story in Buddhism
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A koan is a short "question", usually prefaced with a story. Koans are used in Zen as training devices. Teachers assign them to students, and students are expected to "solve" the koan. Koans are distinctive in that the solutions or answers are not produced by intellectual analysis. The student solves a koan by having an insight about some aspect of life or practice, not by figuring anything out. Koans typically sound like nonsense to those who are not familiar with Zen. Here's a sample: A monk asked Zhaozhou, "Does a dog have Buddha-nature or not?" Zhaozhou replied, "Wú." The most famous collection of koans is "The Gateless Gate" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gateless_Gate)
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