koan

英 [kəʊn] 美 [koʊn]

• n. [佛]心印；以心传心；公案

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 以心传心
2. 【佛】心印
3. 禅宗僧人在打坐“息想”中提的不合辑逻的问题

英英释义

Noun:

1. a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. A koan is not an ordinary puzzle; it is not a puzzle because it cannot be solved.
   公案不是通常的谜语；它不是谜语