koan

pronunciation

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  • n.
    心印,以心传心

Word Origin

koan 公案,心印

来自日本式汉语,ko,公,an,案。原为禅宗术语,禅宗认为历代祖师典范性的言行可以判别学人的是非迷悟,故称公案,也称心印。后多用于指审理案件的公案。参照百度百科。

Example

1. After meditation he lectures on the kattoshu , a koan collection .
每次静修后,他会为我们讲解《宗门葛藤集》,这是一部公案集。
2. " Koan hotel " , near the village of koan , from cheng east turn into a lane through the train culverts , is a shortcut , this authentic restaurant is a big dining-type restaurants , a table to bring up several times in order to meet the rising masses loss of appetite .
“许安饭店”,靠近许安村,从城东路拐进小路,穿过火车涵洞,是一条捷径,此店乃正宗的大食堂型饭店,一张台子要翻数次才能满足广大群众高涨的食欲。
3. This paper focuses on the analysis of this " academic koan " .
本文试图对这一"学术公案"予以分析。
4. This is not a zen koan , but a legislative one , being tested this month in tennessee .
这里说的可不是什么禅宗公案,而是本月田纳西州测试的一项立法。

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