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Are these fill-in-the-blank parables of some sort (or parodies perhaps)? I feel like I've seen every kind of story put in this format. Is there some historical
by dataflow 5y ago
Are these fill-in-the-blank parables of some sort (or parodies perhaps)? I feel like I've seen every kind of story put in this format. Is there some historical context that makes these interesting?
- greenyoda 5y agoThey're in the style of old Zen parables. In fact, the line “When you are hungry, eat; when you are tired, sleep” is an old Zen saying.
- jhrmnn 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koan
- praptak 5y agoThis is the historical context: https://terebess.hu/zen/Mumon.pdf https://terebess.hu/zen/Mumon.pdf Why it is historically and culturally significant: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gateless_Barrier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gateless_Barrier