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What is the noun for koanlike?

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koan
  1. (Buddhism) A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori.
  2. A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. riddle, puzzle, conundrum, mystery, enigma, problem, secret, puzzlement, mystification, why, question, stumper, paradox, twister, stickler, dilemma, perplexity, complexity, intricacy, quandary, complication, charade, bewilderment, cryptogram, maze, rebus, head-scratcher, closed book, mind-boggler, unsolved problem, tough nut to crack, sixty-four dollar question, Chinese puzzle, knotty question, tough proposition, contradiction, dichotomy, incongruity, inconsistency, conflict, anomaly, oddity, oxymoron, absurdity, ambiguity … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The goal of the Zen koan is enlightenment, which is a profound change of heart.”
      “Don't think that the koan and its solution are themselves wisdom and truth.”
      “It's sometimes I think the best analogy for a koan is a painting that has a powerful effect on you.”
koans
  1. plural of koan
  2. Synonyms:
      3. riddles, puzzles, conundrums, mystery, enigmas, problems, secret, puzzlement, mystification, whys, questions, stumpers, paradoxes, twisters, sticklers, dilemmas, perplexity, complexity, intricacy, quandaries, complication, charades, bewilderments, cryptograms, mazes, rebuses, head-scratchers, closed books, mind-bogglers, tough nuts to crack, Chinese puzzles, contradiction, dichotomies, incongruity, inconsistency, conflicts, anomalies, oddities, oxymorons, absurdity, ambiguity, antinomies, catch, error, irony … more
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