Zen Riddle Examples. Some answers refer to the all-is-one theory of Buddhism and want you to identify with an object fire bell hand etc. The saintly Japanese Zen hermit poet calligrapher friend of children and benefactor to the poor Ryokan 1758-1831 lived austerely and simply in a little hut below a mountain.
To a beginner the Zen master will normally present either this Mu-koan or one of the following two. In Chinese culture it is said that a good horse can run thousands of kilometers per day so 千 里 thousand kilometer is resolved as. You can look up the words in the phrase individually using these links.
Some answers refer to the all-is-one theory of Buddhism and want you to identify with an object fire bell hand etc.
Zen masters have been testing their students with these stories questions or phrases for centuries. He makes three bows prostrating himself on the floor. For example Di Gongan 狄公案 is the original title of Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee the famous Chinese detective novel based on a historical Tang dynasty judge. Examples Types for Everyone With Answers A riddle is a statement question or phrase that has a double meaning.
