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Genuinely curious: Are these koans? [1] Or are koans and Zen stories different somehow? TIA, [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dan https://en.wikipedi
by JoeDaDude 10y ago
Genuinely curious: Are these koans? [1]
Or are koans and Zen stories different somehow?
TIA,
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dan
- devuo 10y agoNope, these are not koans. I recommend D.T. Suzuki essays on zen buddhism, namely second series for a proper explanation of the koan exercise. Apparently the author of the blog only focused on japanese zen stories, which is unfortunate, as the stories of chinese zen masters — where zen as a school of buddhism was founded — are as truthful, if not more original, than the japanese stories the author selected.