06785840-n 'a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution';
 
English koan
Japanese 公案
Definitions
Japanese
逆説の秘話、及び解決策のない謎
論理的な推論の不適切性を示すために、禅で用いられる
English
a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution
used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning
Relations
Hypernym: problem
Semantic Field: communicationn
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SUMO: ⊂ Question

TempoWN: (Past: 0.000; Present: 0.997; Future: 0.002)

SentiWN: (+0.25 -0.00) MLSentiCon: (+0.12 -0.50)


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